Session #77 · 1941–43

Speech #770129022

I was approached a few days ago and asked. "Will you tell me what I can do with my money in order that it may be absolutely safe?" Someone asked me on yesterday why there was so much money in circulation. In circulation. Yes. A large amount is in $1.000 bills hidden in vaults somewhere and regarded safer than a bond. The bond may fall in the market. as it has heretofore done. but the thousanddollar bill will buy even the bond at its lower value. Thus is money hoarded in thousanddollar bills. not only by refugees but by many of our own people. My only comment is. "Be patriotic. The country is worth saving by fur-. nishing the money to keep it going." The President himself said. "What of our national debt?
Keywords matched
refugees

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
80%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
CHARLES GIFFORD
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
MA
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
770129022
Paragraph
#0
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