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History Matters: "I Will Not Promise the Moon"

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As a candidate for President in 1936, Alf Landon gave a speech opposing the Social Security Act. Read his reasons for not supporting the law and why he didn't think that workers should be forced to save for their retirement.

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election of 1936, alf landon, republican presidential candidate in 1936, social security act, opposition to social security
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