70TH ANNIVERSARY OF SOCIAL SECURITY CEREMONY
James Roosevelt, JR., President and CEO of Tufts Health Plan, and grandson of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, speaks about the importance of Social Security and his grandfather’s legacy at a ceremony to kick off nationwide celebrations of the 70th anniversary of Social Security, at the FDR Memorial in Washington, on Aug. 12, 2005. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)
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