Frances Perkins: "Social Insurance for U.S." Radio Address - Milestone Documents

Frances Perkins: “Social Insurance for U.S.” Radio Address

( 1935 ) Commentary by Karen Linkletter, California State University, Fullerton
  • “The heedless optimism of the boom years is past. We now stand ready to build the future with sanity and wisdom.” - “Social Insurance for U.S.” Radio Address
  • “We have come to learn that the large majority of our citizens must have protection against the loss of income due to unemployment, old age, death of the breadwinners and disabling accident and illness, not only on humanitarian grounds, but in the interest of our National welfare.” - “Social Insurance for U.S.” Radio Address
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Franklin Roosevelt signing the Social Security Act, with Frances Perkins standing behind him (Library of Congress)

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