FDR When Franklin D. Roosevelt took office in March 1933, the country was in horrible economic condition, banks were collapsing, businesses were failing and the stock market continued to plummet. Promising the “New Deal” in his candidacy, he took bold action as leader of the country against hunger, unemployment, and the other problems of the great depression. In Roosevelt’s inaugural address he spoke, “First of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only …showed first 75 words of 717 total…

…showed last 75 words of 717 total…entered the energy business. Roosevelt and the new deal helped to bring together the country economically and mentally. People panicked when the stock market steadily decreased but Roosevelt, with his amazing speeches, seemed to relax the nation in time of desperate need. Although the new deal was not completely successful it did improve the economy sufficiently. The world sat back and watched as Franklin Delano Roosevelt picked up the entire economy with his new ideas.