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| FDR's First Inaugural |
On March 4th, 1933, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivered his first inaugural address to the American people. He began the speech by telling the citizens that the United States was facing some harsh conditions, but he would do his best to rise and meet those head on. FDR asked for their support through the dark times, saying that "the only thing we have to fear, is fear itself". FDR outlined his plan to treat the Great Depression after the stock market crash as war, and mobilize the American Homefront to increase productivity and lower unemployment. He then mentions his good neighbor policy, changing the old one, to respect the rights and agreements of other countries. Concluding his speech, he asked for the public to trust him, as he was going to assume a lot of power in the coming years.
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President Herbert Hoover was a lot
like FDR in that he tried to help
the United States during the Great Depression.
Unfortunately, for him, it was "too little, too late".
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