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Digital ID: hec 27728
Francis Everett Townsend, a physician and political advocate, is most well-known for the “Townsend Plan,” which called for the federal government to provide every citizen over the age of 60 with a $200 monthly pension. While the plan was never adopted, it helped shape the Social Security Act, which was enacted as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal.
