FDR and the New

Deal

FDR and the New Deal• Franklin Delano Roosevelt (D) won the 1932 election vs Herbert

Hoover• Franklin Roosevelt (FDR) is a distant cousin of Teddy Roosevelt.• FDR was serving as governor of New York state.• FDR

• He created the “New Deal” which worked on the 3 “R’s” of economic relief, recover, and reform

• “Throughout the nation men and women, forgotten in the political philosophy of the Government, look to us here for guidance and for more equitable opportunity to share in the distribution of national wealth... I pledge myself to a new deal for the American people. This is more than a political campaign. It is a call to arms.”

FDR lays the smack down…Electoral votes: 472 -- 59

Life of FDR• He grew up on the Hudson River at his families estate in

Hyde Park NY.• He married a distant cousin named Eleanor Roosevelt.• Teddy Roosevelt was Eleanor’s Uncle, and stood at her

wedding in the place of her father• He served as assistant Secretary of the Navy throughout

WWI.• He got Polio at age 39. This disease would permanently

paralyze his legs.• Elected 4 times (4 times total: 1932, 36, 40, and 44)

FDR in 1893

1 only known photographs of him in a wheelchair

Franklin with Eleanor/Secretary of the Navy

Sad Marriage• FDR had an affair with Eleanor’s secretary early in their marriage• Nicknamed “Mrs. Johnson” by secret service• Eleanor offered a divorce so that he could be with the women he loved• He promised not to see her…liar• They remained married, but all love was gone• Marriage was political partnership…not love

Together in Hyde Park

• March 4th, 1933 – Roosevelt takes office (33 days after Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany• Benito Mussolini has already taken control of Italy• 25% of population is unemployed• 2 million are homeless• price of farming crops are down 60%• America is in the worst economic situation it had ever been in

Americans were anxious to see

what FDR would do once he took over. As proven by the election,

he had their confidence.

FDR wanted to end prohibition immediately

First Hundred Days in Office• FDR picked advisers with many different view points so he could

weigh everything equally and make a sound decision. • When he took office there was an immediate bank run and over

4,000 banks collapsed (scared the same thing would happen when Hoover was elected)

• On the second day he was in office, he declared a national bank holiday which closed all banks and gave him time to make changes to the banking system

• He would make radio speeches to the public known as “fireside chats.” These talks helped restore confidence.

• He would begin with “Hello friends” and they became more popular than any of the famous shows during this “Golden Age of Radio”

• During this time Congress passed 15 acts to help the crisis of the Depression.

• These Acts are what is known as the New Deal.

Examples of the New Deal1. The Emergency Banking Relief

- This issued Treasury Department licenses to banks2. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

- Regulated the stock market and prevented fraud3. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

- Provided government insurance for bank deposits up to a certain amount 4. Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)

- Gave money to farmers not to grow certain crops to raise demand5. National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)

- Allowed business and government to set up rules for each industry

Carl Carmer, April 1945 regarding FDR’s Fireside Chats

“I never saw him, but I knew him. I can never forget how, with his voice, he came into our house,

the President of the United States, calling us friends…”

First Fireside ChatMarch12, 1933

Examples of the New Deal part 26. Civil Works Adminstration (CWA)

• Employs people in the raking leaves cycle…self-esteem7. Farm Credit Administration (FCA)- Helped farmers refinance their mortgages8. Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)- Gave young men age 18-25 jobs outdoors jobs like building parks9. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)- Created dams and reservoirs that were used to provide electricity in rural areas10. Public Works Administration (PWA)- the biggest New Deal program- Built roads, sewer systems, schools, and governmental jobs

PWA damn in Montana gave work to over 10,000 workers

CWA making a scenic highway in California…look how many workers

Civilian Concervation Corps (CCC)

TVA got water to the rural areas

NEW DEAL

BEGINS

RECESSIONOf 1937

New Deal cont…• The New Deal showed how FDR was willing to help

America.• Jobs were created, people got to keep their homes,

and farmers went back to work.• This plan helped to restore American’s faith in the

government.• Things were still rough in America…but seemed

better• What FDR did best?• THE NEW DEAL CHANGE THE SPIRIT OF AMERICA…

PEOPLE HAD HOPE AGAIN…

My Grandparents and FDR

“Song of the South” lyrics• Song, song of the south

Sweet potato pie and I shut my mouthGone, gone with the windThere ain't nobody looking back again

Cotton on the roadside, cotton in the ditchWe all picked the cotton but we never got richDaddy was a veteran, a southern democratThey oughta get a rich man to vote like that

Sing it

[Chorus]

Well somebody told us Wall Street fellBut we were so poor that we couldn't tellCotton was short and the weeds were tallBut Mr. Roosevelt's a gonna save us all

Well momma got sick and daddy got downThe county got the farm and they moved to townPappa got a job with the TVAHe bought a washing machine and then a Chevrolet

Sing it

[Chorus]

Play it

Sing it

[Chorus]

Song, song of the south

Gone, gone with the wind

Song, song of the south.Sweet potato pie and I shut my mouth.Song, song of the south.Sweet potato pie and I shut my mouth.