ELECTION OF 1932

WHO WAS FDR? Franklin Delano Roosevelt Cousin of former President Teddy Roosevelt Born in 1882 at Hyde Park, New York-- now a national historic site he attended Harvard University and Columbia Law School. On St. Patrick's Day, 1905, he married Eleanor Roosevelt.

The little child sitting on his father's shoulder, wearing a dress, is Franklin Roosevelt around age two. His father, James Roosevelt, was a wealthy financier whose family estate was located in Hyde Park, New York.

Political career Franklin D. Roosevelt entered public service through politics, but as a Democrat. He won election to the New York Senate in President Wilson appointed him Assistant Secretary of the Navy, and he was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in In 1928 Roosevelt became Governor of New York.

Polio In the summer of 1921, when he was 39, disaster hit-he was stricken with poliomyelitis. Demonstrating indomitable courage, he fought to regain the use of his legs, particularly through swimming. At the 1924 Democratic Convention he dramatically appeared on crutches to nominate Alfred E. Smith as "the Happy Warrior."

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT the 100 days BRAIN TRUST- Sought able advisors to help him come up with a plan for the nation Appointed Harold Ickes as Secretary of the Interior Appointed Francis Perkins to be the Secretary of Labor- 1 st woman cabinet post!

This nation calls for action and action now!

“take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it and try another. But above all try something.

BANK HOLIDAY 2 ND day in office he declared a bank holiday and closed all the banks in the country for 4 days Asked Congress to pass the Emergency Banking Relief Act- only banks with enough funds to meet demands could remain open

First of many Fireside chats- helped calm the nation Spoke to Americans on the radio “it is safer to keep your money in a reopened bank then under your mattress”

ROOSEVELT’S NEW DEAL

RELIEF RECOVERY REFORM

RELIEF- FOR THE JOBLESS RECOVERY- FOR THE ECONOMY REFORM- TO PREVENT ANOTHER DEPRESSION

National Industrial Recovery Act a law passed by Congress in 1933 to authorize the President to regulate industry in an attempt to raise prices after severe deflation and stimulate economic recovery.[1] It also established a national public works program known as the Public Works Administration (PWA, not to be confused with the WPA of 1935).[2] The National Recovery Administration (NRA) portion was widely hailed in 1933 but by 1934 business opinion had soured. The NRA was abolished by the Supreme Court in 1935 and not replaced

NRA: National Recovery Administration Spelled out fair business practices : Federal codes regulated wages, working conditions, production, prices, and set a minimum wage They gave organized labor collective bargaining rights NRA officials wrote some of the codes, many were written by large corporations Stablized the economy for a short time, but rising prices and overproduction caused unemployment once again. NRA was criticized for being too rigid.