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I want to talk for a few minutes with the people of the United States about banking -- with the comparatively few who understand the mechanics of banking but more particularly with the overwhelming majority who use banks for the making of deposits and the drawing of checks. I want to tell you what has been done in the last few days, why it was done, and what the next steps are going to be. >>more...>>

Title: On the Bank Crisis
Author: Roosevelt, Franklin D.
Date: March 12, 1933

Publisher: Works of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Type: Fireside Chat

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Fiscal Policy