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375 | Craig Nelson: How America Became the "Arsenal of Democracy" and the Lessons for Today

The Realignment

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The Role of Business in the Depression

There's two different versions of FDR's presidency. There's the New Deal version and there's the World War II version. The NRA becomes almost a joke of over regulation loving bureaucrats in Washington. Bill Knudson, who he grew up as an immigrant from Denmark, arrived with $30 in his pocket because he created the first bicycle built for two in Denmark. He is the one who basically interprets the New Deal for World War II and establishes the Arsenal Democracy.

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