Rhetorical Analysis Of Fdr's Inaugural Speech

This piece documented an excerpt from a speech given by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on March 4, 1933. By 1933, the Great Depression had reached its lowest point. In this inaugural address, FDR proposed his ideas on how to revive and reconstruct the economy. This new line of reforms was named the New Deal. President Roosevelt used words such as unscrupulous, sanctity and preeminently to represent his professional role as a president. He also describes positivity by using the words revive and prosper to show his faith in America and the potential to recover from the Depression. Through using these words, American citizens saw his credibility as a leader and developed optimistic mindsets to want to try their hardest to fix the economy. This also gains FDR support because they realized he had goals and the ability to achieve them. Also, in paragraph six through seven, Roosevelt compares America to a temple and past leaders to the hierarchy of rulers. He states that “money changers have fled from their high seats in the temple of our civilization. We may now restore that temple to the ancient truths.” By this comparison, he means that America was once a very successful and thriving country, but when the old leaders tried to stimulate the economy and

FDR directly states the failings of employment and balance of population. In order to lower unemployment, FDR decided to directly recruit people to new jobs through various programs stimulated by our natural resources, such as an organization of workers in forests or building new highways. Also, Roosevelt planned to deplete foreclosure by insisting the Federal, State and local governments to reduce the cost of arable land and of small homes. Lastly, the President proposed to end old order by strictly supervising investments, ending speculation in other people’s money and an adequate