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First Inaugural Address of Franklin D. Roosevelt. SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 1933. I am certain that my fellow Americans expect that on my induction into the Presidency I will address them with a candor 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.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's First Inaugural Address (1933) As Roosevelt took office the nation faced a banking crisis as well as a deepening depression. He had yet to formulate the specific programs that would comprise the New Deal, but he knew that the nation expected quick action and bold leadership. In his inaugural address he sought ...
First Inaugural Address. Franklin D. Roosevelt March 4, 1933 (abridged) This is a day of national consecration. And I am certain that my fellow Americans expect that on my induction into the Presidency I will address them with a candor and a decision which the present situation of our Nation impels.
When Franklin Delano Roosevelt gave his first inaugural address on March 4, 1933, the nation was reeling from the Great Depression and was dissatisfied with the previous administration’s reluctance to fight it.
Teacher Resource: Complete First Inaugural Address of Franklin D. Roosevelt (PDF), transcribed from Inaugural Address of Franklin D. Roosevelt, March 4, 1933 (Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1933) in the Gilder Lehrman Collection
Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivered this speech at a pivotal point in American history. The nation was in crisis. The crash of the financial markets and the banking industry in 1929 impacted businesses across all regions the
14 kwi 2019 · Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first inaugural address is perhaps the most famous speech of its kind in American history, with its memorable phrase, “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
