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  • Essay / Roosevelt's Three Influential Speeches - 997

    As President of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt worked hard to provide a safe, happy, and wealthy life for the American people. Many problems such as unemployment, poor banking and banking system were caused by the Depression. In order to approach the nation's recovery, Roosevelt planned to make changes. Some changes took place in the goals of the New Deal between Franklin D. Roosevelt's inaugural address in 1933, his campaign speech at Madison Square Garden in 1936, and his proposed Economic Bill of Rights in 1944. their well-being (for the vulnerable) and the hope of freedom.Franklin D. Roosevelt's first inaugural address in 1933[ Richard Polenberg, The Era of Franklin D. Roosevelt 1933-1945: A Brief History with Documents (Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's Press, 2000), 39-44.] was a famous speech because it instilled new hope in the people. During his speech, President Roosevelt said, “Our greatest job is putting people to work. There must be strict supervision of banking operations, credits and investments, so that speculation with other people's money is put to an end; and it is necessary to provide an adequate but healthy currency. Imaginedly, a number of people were unable to find work and were afraid to put money in the bank. Roosevelt stressed the importance of reducing unemployment, strengthening a reliable baking system, and distributing currency. These issues were important contexts that shaped the content of this speech. In order to protect social benefits and provide an easy life for people, Roosevelt launched the New Deal after his first inaugural address. When FDR gave his campaign speech to M...... middle of paper...... to reorganize and redistribute. In his campaign speech, Roosevelt indicated that the living conditions of the population were improved thanks to hydroelectricity; he confidently declared that people would continue to help “the crippled, the blind, the unemployed and the elderly.” [Richard Polenberg, The Era of Franklin D. Roosevelt 1933-1945, p. its goals were achieved: the TVA brought hydropower that could be used to control flooding; the Social Security Act provides social assistance to people who need help. Roosevelt's rights proposal in An Economic Bill of Rights was a response to the movement organized by people who faced discrimination. In fact, people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors were important elements that strongly affected the president. These three influential speeches exposed the social changes of this era.