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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 Revolution in America From 1933 to 1941

The New Deal built things like the Hoover Dam and Golden Gate Bridge. It provided experience for both federal bureaucrats and business leaders to work with each other. Without all of that infrastructure, we could have never defeated Hitler. If you look at all these things, really, the Roosevelt administration turned the nation upside down to make that happen. And the American people did it themselves.

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