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Providing a safety net
Published during the Franklin Roosevelt administration, this poster promoted the relatively new Social Security program, created to provide support for America's...
Social Security Act of 1935
Before 1935, only retired veterans received any financial support from the Federal Government. But caught in the tribulations of the Great Depression, Americans began...
Social Security Card
Social Security cards—designed by Fred Happel of Albany, N.Y.—were first issued in November 1936. President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act on...
“Deep and sincere congratulations”
President Franklin D. Roosevelt wrote to the President of the U.S. Senate, Vice-President John N. Garner, on August 24, 1935. Roosevelt asks Garner to thank the...
Search results 1 - 4 of 4 for the tag Social Security