The Great depression was a time of great need and hardships for American citizens all over the United States. America was in great need of a leader, someone who could make this dreadful process easier, and Franklin Roosevelt rose to the occasion. During Roosevelt’s First Inaugural Address in 1933 and his 1944 State of the Union Address, emerged as the great American leader everyone was in desperate need of. He would take the blame off the American people as well as provide them with goals and a very achievable image of America in the close future.
In his1933 Inaugural Address, Roosevelt made it his goal to encourage Americans as they faced many great challenges during the Great Depression. Roosevelt, as well as all Americans, knew they were in a struggle but Roosevelt prevented their moral from getting any worse. Roosevelt states “ let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself…”(Roosevelt 1933) and ensures the citizens “Yet our distress comes from no failure of substances.”(Roosevelt 1933). Roosevelt never blamed the American people for the depression, and did not want the American citizens to blame themselves for what happen. He also encouraged Americans to keep their heads up and do not fear the outcome of the situation.
Roosevelt truly emerged as a leader during his 1933 speech. He took on the responsibility of getting America back on its feet. Roosevelt said,” Happiness lies not only in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement. In the thrill of creative efforts” (Roosevelt 1933). In this particular quote from his speech, Roosevelt gives hope to Americans by telling them that they still can be happy and when they overcome this great task, it will bring the...
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...ay not fully understand the purpose and hidden reason for doing so. All though some individuals may not have been completely on board at first, I believe that the longer Roosevelt talked and reinsured Americans their safety and successful outcomes post war, their questions were answered and accepted Roosevelt as a leader and his ideas.
I believe Roosevelt showed great leadership and comforted many fearful Americans in both his First Inaugural Address in 1933 and his 1944 State of the Union Address. All though both speeches were successful, I believe that his First Inaugural Speech in 1933 was the better of the two. In this speech, Roosevelt not only took the blame off the American people, comforted them, provided specific information on what the United Stated needed to make a successful change, and most importantly took control and leadership over America,
Assuming the Presidency at the depth of the Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt helped the American people regain faith in themselves. He brought hope as he promised prompt, vigorous action, and asserted in his Inaugural Address, "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself." Despite an attack of poliomyelitis, which paralyzed his legs in 1921, he was a charismatic optimist whose confidence helped sustain the American people during the strains of economic crisis and world war.
Roosevelt’s inaugural address focused on the current situation of the nation and he intended to declare war on the Great Depression. He stated a need to move as a nation through his leadership and become a better nation. Roosevelt took a strong stand and proclaimed, "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. He looks to the future asking the nation to fulfill their “true destiny” of ministering to themselves and their fellow men.
Franklin D. Roosevelt once asserted “I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a new deal for the American people,” in belief for a change, for a better nation, and for guidance to those who have lost all faith in humanity. During the Great Depression, The United States faced many different scenarios in which it caused people to doubt and question the “American Dream.” The Great depression began in 1929 and ended in 1939. In these ten years, people went through unemployment, poverty, banks failed and people lost hope. President Herbert Hoover thought it wasn’t his responsibility to try and fix such issues in the nation. He felt it was just something that everyone was facing and it will be over soon enough. However, years passed and nothing seemed to
President Franklin Roosevelt was one of the greatest presidents in the history of the United States. He created economic stability when the United States was suffering through the Great Depression. In his first three months of office, known as the Hundred Days, Roosevelt took immediate action to help the struggling nation.1 "In a period of massive unemployment, a collapsed stock market, thousands of banks closing for lack of liquidity, and agricultural prices fallen below the cost of production," Roosevelt passed a series of relief measures.2 These relief measures, known as the New Deal, provided help for individuals and businesses to prevent bankruptcy. Also, the New Deal is responsible for social security, welfare, and national parks. A further reason why Roosevelt is considered a great president is because he was a good role model for being determined in his...
F.D.R. had great leadership qualities he passed many forms in congress that probably would have failed otherwise would have failed. Roosevelt was elected the most of any other president in U.S. history. That proves that he could sway large numbers of people to believing that his way of thinking was the best. In February 1937, he asked Congress to authorize him to appoint as many as six new justices to the Court. A great controversy swept Congress and the country. Many people denounced the proposal to "pack" the Court. Roosevelt's plan failed, but the gradual retirement of the older justices brought more liberal ones to the Supreme Court. Even while the debate was going on, the Court had modified its decisions. Thereafter it approved of most government regulation of the nation's economy. Roosevelt was like a mad inventor he would come up with a plain to fix a problem and if I didn't work he would keep trying to cerotic it in tell he made it work to help the country. Some people criticized Roosevelt saying he tried to do to much, and even went as far as saying that he overstepped his boundries as being president. But in my option Roosevelt was probably the most important part of helping our country out of the depression.
Roosevelt, commonly known as FDR, had the leadership skills to guide the US through the Great Depression of the 1930s and most of World War II, led the Allies to victory over the dictators, won an unprecedented four consecutive elections, and did all this with a broken body.
“The only thing that we have to fear is fear itself “said Franklin Roosevelt the thirty-second president of the United States in one of the most powerful political addresses ever delivered by an American president. President Roosevelt assumed the presidency during some of the darkest times in American history. He addressed the nation in a time of uncertainty and in a time of great fear. American Citizens were insecure about the economical situation the Unites States, as they were in the middle of the Great Depression. The Great Depression was a result of the stock market crash of 1929, also known as Black Tuesday. After the crash, profits plunged, prices dropped, and income fell. Unemployment rose to 25 percent in the United States. The nation was hungry for physical and emotional sustenance and Roosevelt's speech came at just the right time to satisfy and alleviate the minds of many Americans. Roosevelt delivered his first inaugural address to the masses that were in need of reassurance. In his Inauguration Address, Roosevelt acknowledges the faults that the government is accountable for, and illuminates the confidence he has in himself to get the country back on track. He aimed to declare war on the Great Depression and needed all the executive latitude possible in order to wage that war. By mentioning that we must not be afraid of fear Roosevelt inspired a nation that was fighting through a time of great economic and emotional hardship. In his speech Roosevelt hopes to give Americans courage to work at putting the country back on track and to earn their confidence as their newly elected leader. With the delivery of his Inaugural Address, Franklin Roosevelt attempted to pacify those wor...
President Roosevelt’s first set of acts was regarding the relief of those effected by the Great Depression. It was quickly determined that practically every citizen was effected in some way. On March 12, 1933, FDR came over the radios of Americans in his famous Fireside Chat. This particular speech was regarding the banking crisis. He dove right in and mentioned the issues on the forefront of American’s minds. In the last days of February and into the first weeks of March there was surge of people that took their entire savings out of their banks for cash or gold because they feared loosing their money all together. Roosevelt explains that, “Th...
One effect of the Great Depression was the way that he was able to change American culture in such a short time. His actions gave the executive branch of the government an amount of power that they hadn’t ever wielded prior. Presidents of the past would usually just sign what came across their desk. His work with congress initiated all kinds of reform, recovery and relief programs. “Franklin D. Roosevelt introduced programs between 1933 and 1938, designed to help America pull out of the Great Depression by addressing high rates of unemployment and poverty. An array of services, regulations, and subsidies were introduced by FDR and Congress, including widespread work creation programs. The cornerstones of the New Deal were the Public Works Administration and the National Recovery Administration.” (Croft Communications,
In his speech, he begins it by saying that everything that is troubling the economy is material. Roosevelt wants to decrease the number of industrial workers and increase the number of agricultural farmers because the more that is produced, the more revenue coming into the economy. He then goes on to explain how he wants to employ a “strict supervision of all banking and credits and investments…”Roosevelt wanted to insure that the people’s money would be protected and given back to them in their entirety if another stock market crash would take place. Throughout the entire speech, Roosevelt kept saying how America should act quickly and to not give up. He reiterated that over and over again so that the people would know that Roosevelt is serious about fixing the economy. He was not giving America a false hope, he was talking about getting things done. He also said that if Congress would not work to fix this crisis in a timely manner, then he would have “broad Executive power to wage a war against the emergency…” He compares the current crisis to war with foreign enemies, declaring the nation in a state of
“I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a new deal for the American people,” was the famous slogan of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. After long periods of continuous downfall, the people of the nation were consumed with negative feelings due to the lack of effort put forth by President Hoover during the Great Depression. Not only were the people agitated with his poor effort, but more with his method to resolve the situation they were in. Hoover believed in the concept of rugged individualism. This was a term he used during his presidency in the stages of the depression. The idea of rugged individualism was created in order so that the government would be less depended on and that the people of the nation should fend for themselves more in times of distress. It would be obvious that during this era, a majority of the United States would not appreciate or accept the concept of rugged individualism. In fact, there was much tension and turmoil that was set out against President Hoover in the later stages of his presidency due to this factor. It was more so that the people were ready for a change. The nation needed the help and support of a dedicated government. It was more of a need that they longed for to be put out of the economic and social depression that they were in. It was certain that Hoover was not the right man to help them get out of it (Kingsbury). Luckily, the nation soon did find that there was someone out there who would be dedicated enough to get it out of its distress. There was no greater man for the job than Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Being a Democratic politician, Roosevelt would not only win the nation over with his social tactics, but more so with his political party. With...
Franklin Roosevelt was overall, an effective president albeit had some major blunders during his administration. Without Roosevelt, the Great Depression could have lasted a lot longer. Roosevelt’s New Deal provided jobs to millions and provided relief for ailing farmers. Public works projects and Roosevelt’s water policy improved the standard of living in under developed rural areas. For the first time in American history, the government took responsibility for helping citizens. With Roosevelt’s leadership, America was able to recovery from the Great Depression and emerge an economic superpower.
Theodore Roosevelt was a remarkable leader. Because of what he did as a leader of America, many core idealisms of Americans exist today. He led the U.S navy around the world to show off its military might, and to reveal to other countries that the United States could amass a force anywhere they so chose to fight its enemies. Moreover, he believed that leaders are created and not born. He worked hard at everything he did. Additionally, he had such a strong resolve, that he actually trained himself to overcome asthma. In fact, would purposely make himself have asthma attacks in order to build a resistance to it. The man had such a strong will, that others around him would put their lives on the line for him, and this is how he was such an efficient leader. Consequently, he proved to those under him that he was willing to do what it took in order to succeed. He once said, “Courage is not having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don't
In response to the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and the Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt was ready for action unlike the previous President, Hubert Hoover. Hoover allowed the country to fall into a complete state of depression with his small concern of the major economic problems occurring. FDR began to show major and immediate improvements, with his outstanding actions during the First Hundred Days. He declared the bank holiday as well as setting up the New Deal policy. Hoover on the other hand; allowed the U.S. to slide right into the depression, giving Americans the power to blame him. Although he tried his best to improve the economy’s status during the depression and ‘pump the well’ for the economy, he eventually accepted that the Great Depression was inevitable.
Imagine you are in a time and place you don’t want to be in. It’s 1933 and America is going through a crisis that you have to solve. You’re elected president and it’s time to solve this great big tragedy. It’s a great story that has changed America and its citizens. This is the life of Franklin D. Roosevelt.