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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 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.
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.
The FDR Library, with support from AT&T, Marist College and the Roosevelt Institute launches online one of its most in-demand archival collections – FDR’s Master Speech File – over 46,000 pages of drafts, reading copies, and transcripts created throughout FDR's political career.
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
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.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt. First Inaugural Address. 4 March 1933. [AUTHENTICITY CERTIFIED: Text version below transcribed directly from audio. (2)] President. Hoover, Mr. Chief Justice, my friends: This is a day of national consecration.
