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PART OF THE FDR NEW DEAL SIGNED IN 1935

August 14, 1935: President Franklin Roosevelt Signs the Social Security Act | The Nation


President Franklin D. Roosevelt (above) signed into law the Social Security  Act on August 14, 1935. Press photographers snapped
pictures as FDR, flanked by ranking members of Congress, signed
into law the historic act, which guaranteed an income for the unemployed  and retirees. FDR commended Congress for what he considered to be a “patriotic” act.   

        
         

FDR Quote on Social Security | Luther Gulick Memorandum re: … | Flickr

JFK + 50: FDR SIGNS SOCIAL SECURITY ACT OF 1935

        
        
       

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