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Government Papers and Private Records Debate
The piece argues that policy making officials have long used papers from private or government files without clear legal distinction. Senator Ferguson proposes a law to define public versus private records, limiting side revenues for officials and aiding historians. It critiques secrecy surrounding Roosevelt and Hopkins papers and notes distrust in educational and farm policy rhetoric.
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Roosevelt
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Hyde Park
Harry Hopkins
Hopkins
Fulton Lewis
Ferguson
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