Cousin of Theodore Roosevelt 4. Roosev elt was a cl ose fri end with Al Smit h, but they ’re fri endshi p soon ende d after they both wanted to be nominated for the Democratic Party. W ith FDR’ s legs un usable w ithout s upport, his wif e Eleanor R ooseve lt had campaigned for him and showed a great amount of support for her husband. Roose velt he lped he r hus band wi th spe eches a nd she wrote a syndicated news column to gain more support. Eleano r Roos evelt suppor ted the impove rishe d and t he oppr essed. Presi dent Herb ert Hoo ver was no minate d again for t he Republ ican candi dacy.

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He boas t that his p olicie s have kept t he depr essi on from become severe b. Most Ameri cans di d not se e any bi g change w ith hi s poli cies an d wante d a new president. Democr ats wa nted to e nd the pr ohibit ion of alcohol, they also pr omised to balance the budge and destroying social and economic reforms. Presidential Hopefuls of 1932 (pg. FDR b ashed the R epublic ans f or t heir outra geous spendi ng 2.

Roosev elt want ed to prov e, that ju st becaus e he is in a whe el chair, doesn’ t mean he’ s an “invalid” a. He wis hed to s how of f his v ibrant and li vely at titud e to as m any vot ers as possible. Roosev elt con stant ly tal ked abou t his “ New Dea l” plan, but whe n he talk ed about it, it was very vague.

Many of his sp eeches w ere wr itten by the Bra in T rust, they w ere the brains behind the New Deal legislation. The Repub lican’ s campai gn wasn’ t going we ll, and ta lked badl y about m any Bill’s that might fail which would plunge them into a depression unless Hoover was President. Hoover’ s negat ivity was no m atch fo r Roose velt’ s high p romis es.

It was clea r, t hat becaus e of the Republi cans acti ng upon the Depre ssio n so badly, that the Democrats had the upper hand. Hoover’s Humiliation in 1932 (pg. The Day After Pc Game. Hoover had won a great el ectio n in 1928, but in 1 932, he ha d suf fered a mise rable defeat. The ele cto ral vot es wer e 4 72 t o 59 b.

And H oove r won o nly s ix Re publ ican s tat es. Much gre at suppor t came fr om A frica n Am erica ns who had s uffe red the mo st from the Depression. Afri can Ameri can’ s used to s upport t he Republ icans be cause of L incoln, b ut because of the promise to help those in need. Audi A4 Avant 2.0 Tfsi 220ps Special Edition more. The Democrats swiftly stole the support of the African Americans. Durin g the pre inaugu ratio n period, Hoover wishe d to enact on some o f Roosevelt’s plan but could not because he did not have the support. Hoover s oon confe ssed th at he was try ing to enac t polici es that wo uld make t he New Deal difficult.

Hoover ites b lamed F DR for making t he Depr essi on wors e when pe ople had l ost their jobs and banks were closing. FDR and the Three R’s: Relief, Recovery and Reform (pg. O n M a r c h 4. 1933, Roosevelt spoke from a bullet- proof stand and roused up the spirits of American’ s once ag ain with a ne w found hope.

On Inaug uratio n day, FDR spok e and said, “The only thing we ha ve to fear, is fear itself.” 3. FDR call ed for a ban k-clos ing holi day in ord er to sto p the mass o f with drawal s from the banks. W ith a Democ ratic C ongres s, Pres ident Roo sevelt was able t o pass le gislat ions quickly and without any problems 5. Roosev elt in troduc ed the th ree R’ s: Rel ief, Re covery and Ref orm.

Short - term goals were c ategor ized as Relie f and Recovery. Lon g- te rm co als w ere a ime d at th e Ref orm i deas. Congre ss was a fraid of t he futur e for Ameri cans and qu ickly p assed any bill s of Roosevelt. Roosevelt Manages the Money (pg.