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Level of military spending
| Cycle | Candidate | Position | Solution | Strength | Attribution | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) | An adequate Army and Navy without a near-billion-dollar peacetime burden | Base the size of the Army and Navy on a fact survey of the existing establishments so that peacetime defense spending, "fast approaching a billion dollars annually," is reduced. | directional_stance | party_platform | reversed |