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Franklin Delano 's Inaugural Address

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March 4, 1933, the day Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s delivered his inaugural address to the country. A country suffering from depression, joblessness and from the fear of inevitable demise, Franklin D. Roosevelt comes to the stand and speaks words that would ring on in American history for decades to come. He first reassures the American people that he will be spear heading the problems that have besieged the nation and then exclaims the timeless phrase “ There is nothing to fear but fear itself.” These words couldn’t come at a more pressing time in American history. The very essence of what America stood for was at risk and the only person that could truly stop this train from derailing into oblivion was FDR. FDR and his administration single handedly prevented the collapse of the economy, brought progressive change to the country that expanded liberty and made monumental political changes, which help sustain the U.S. from collapsing during the years of the depression through bills and programs such as the First and Second New Deal. The country that FDR inherited was in economic shambles due to the depression.
Many factors lead to the depression such as poor international/national policies, unregulated financial sector and under consumption (The Great Depression: The Crash, 1929-1932, slide 4). One major factor was an ever-increasing rift amongst wealthy individuals in the U.S and the rest of the country. By 1929, a fifth of the wealthiest Americans owned more than half of

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