Franklin+D.+Roosevelt

 FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself"

**Yrs of Presidency**: 1933-1945 **Political Party**: DEMOCRAT **Key Personal Detail**: He used to be governor of NY and he had POLIO and was paralyzed. FDR was one of the first presidents to interact with society on new levels through usage of the radio. **Major Changes/Events**: Right before his inauguration, the __//Banking Crisis//__ occurred. so within a few days of his presidency he sent the banks on a "holiday" and repealed the prohibition act. He launched the //__Second New Deal__// after people began criticizing the First New Deal. He introduced the //__Social Security Act__// which gave support to the elderly when they no longer continued to work and it introduced an //__Unemployment Insurance__// for laid off workers. Another act, the //__WPA__// helped created hundreds of jobs for the unemployed which resulted in the building/renovation of schools, post offices, government buildings, etc. **WHY IS FDR THE BEST??** With his introduction of the New Deal programs, FDR and his administration changed Federal government **AND** how the government interacted with society. His New Deal Programs worked to make sure the **Great Depression** did not worsen and introduced effective polices in economics. His New Deal program made sure that women and African Americans were accounted for with aid for single mothers and the creation of the //__Black Cabinet__//. With the New Deal, a basis of Federal Welfare was established and the power of the federal government was strengthened. The New Deal made it so that Congress would not have the same control over the presidential authority as it had prior years. FDR's New Deal made Americans want better for themselves and he worked to fulfill those needs to the best of his ability.

source: Alan Brinkley. American History a Survey. 2007