LAD #33

Franklin D. Roosevelt's First Inaugural Address

 FDR's First Inaugural Address was in the middle of the Great Depression. It was 1933  and due to this economic slump that America was in, Roosevelt was doing his best to keep it truthful. Knowing that the nation had suffered and was still suffering, he made a bold statement which was a very famous quote of his, "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself." The basis of his address was about the economic situation of the United States at the time. He believed that us as Americans should become less materialistic and less about the money. His greatest goal that he stressed was the employment issue. Roosevelt told the citizens that in order to fix this economic ordeal, first everyone needs to partake in jobs and labor. He did this with several Federal works projects that were put into play. Roosevelt's other goals consisted of new and sound currency, supervision of banks by the government and good relations with foreign nations around us. With all of these goals in action under the leadership of Roosevelt, the United States would make a comeback and fix the economy that was in desperate need of fixing.