FDR's first inaugurall address contained the famous "the only thing we have to fear, is fear itself" quote. Without being too specific, FDR outlined how he hoped to govern and help get the nation out of the Great Depression. He protrayed a leader with confidence and assurance, just what the nation needed at this time. He noted that the country had "common difficulties" but those difficulties were "only material things." This seemed to indicate that the nation was still healthy, the economy would rebound, and the government was going to do its best to help solve the problems.
I am certain that my fellow Americans expect that on my induction [ Formal entrance into office. ] into the Presidency I will address them with a candor [ Openness, frankness. ] and a decision which the present situation of our Nation impels. This is preeminently the time to speak the truth, the whole truth, frankly and boldly. Nor need we shrink from honestly facing conditions in our country today. This great Nation will endure as it has endured, will revive and will prosper. So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself - nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance. In every dark hour of our national life a leadership of frankness and vigor [ Energy. ] has met with that understanding and support of the people themselves which is essential to victory. I am convinced that you will again give that support to leadership in these critical days. . . .
During his first inaugural address.
In the first 100 days of his presidency, Franklin Delano Roosevelt issued the New Deal, which strove to combat the poverty and unemployment of the Great Depression.
Yes and no. His first inaugural was in NYC, since it was the capital, but he gave a second inaugural address in Philadelphia as well.
March 4, 1861. He gave his second inaugural address on March 4, 1865.
Franklin Pierce and Franklin Roosevelt.
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Franklin Roosevelt was the first president to take office on the inaugural date specified by the Twentieth Amendment.
Thomas Franklin McGlade has written: 'A comparative rhetorical analysis of the first inaugural addresses of Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, and Kennedy' -- subject(s): Presidents, Inaugural addresses
He pushed Congress to pass legislation to improve the economy.
During his first inaugural address.
FDR had his first inauguration on March 4,1933.
Franklin Delanor Roosevelt. First Inaugural address.
The East Portico of the Capitol on 4 March 1933.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's first inaugural address does not have a specific name, yet a specific famous reference to the speech contained, "the only thing we have to fear... is fear itself."
a commitment by the government to provide immediate relief
she took an active role in public policy issues
First Inaugural Address March 4, 1933