September 7, 1942 – Labor Day

So Leonard labors through Labor Day apparently in the bunker listening on phone lines. I need to find out more about that. But he has a pass coming up so that’s his focus. Five months in and he’s getting a $4.00 raise – not bad. Problem is they want to take it back with defense bonds. Gotta pay for the war.

In an address to the nation on Labor Day 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt summarizes an earlier meeting with Congress in which he urged cooperation to pass his seven-point economic plan to fight inflation, which was presented to both houses on April 28.

https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/franklin-d-roosevelts-1941-labor-day-speech-video

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