The Franklin D. Roosevelt presidential era of (1933-1945) was probably one of the most recognizable presidencies. This president had to deal with many hardships during his presidency, one being that he was elected during the height of the Great Depression. This great president brought hope and aspiration for the country and demanded swift action to get the country out of the depression.
In 0ctober of 1929 Black Friday occurred, the president at the time was Hoover. The stock market crash affected the economies of the whole world. President Hoover did not do anything to try and fix the problem of the stock market crash. However when President Roosevelt came into office the country had already been in the depression for four years.
In Roosevelt's First Inaugural speech towards the nation, the president was very assertive and recognized there being a very serious problem going on in the world that needed to be dealt with. In this speech he stated probably one of the most famous......
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