The first electoral test of Franklin Roosevelt’s Administration was the 1934 mid-term election, and it was a resounding vote of confidence.
Afterward, Roosevelt would promote another set of new programs, the Second New Deal.
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“Shenandoah”
Traditional. Public domain.
Performed by The United States Air Force Academy Band. Public domain recording. Source.
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Another enjoyable episode
One of the American Industrialists pushing trade with the USSR was Armand Hammer who founded Occidental Oil. There is a boulevard named for him in Pottstown PA
Great to hear the melody of Shenandoah, one of my favorite American ballads