National Industrial Recovery Act: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	NIRA
Date	1933
Location	United States
Context	Great Depression

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Mayor La Guardia stands in front of a crowd outside the New York NRA headquarters as a large NRA flag with an eagle emblem is raised during a 1934 ceremony.

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