FDR Fireside Chat 16: On the Arsenal of Democracy
After concluding a Destroyers-for-Bases treaty with the besieged British, Roosevelt appeals to the nation to provide more material support to Great Britain. The President argues that the best way to stay out of the war and preserve national security is to aid the Allied forces, establishing the United States as the "arsenal of democracy."
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