LAD #33- FDR's First Inaugural Address

          Franklin D. Roosevelt came into his presidency and the nation was at its all time low economically which became known as the Great Depression. Roosevelt realized the nation's trouble and acknowledges it. One of the things he states about fear is the nation should follow one thought, that "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."  His goal was to get people back working who had lost their jobs, and this would be accomplished by the direct employment of citizens by the government, which is a very progressive reform.  Other ways included acting quickly and the teamwork of relief programs throughout the nation. This became known as the "New Deal," which would balance industries and work to strengthen currency flow. The New Deal created jobs and a program to help support the economy.  His optimism in a time of depression, allowed for Americans to rally behind him and make it out of the Great Depression.