The New Deal (Click for more information)
When President Franklin D. Roosevelt took office in 1933, he began work on a collection of economic reforms, known as the New Deal. It increased government involvement in economic issue and provided financial assistance to those in need, especially the elderly. President Franklin D. Roosevelt had promised the American people that the New Deal would achieve the 3 R's: relief, recovery and reform. The Governor of New York, Franklin D. Roosevelt had won the hearts of the public after being nominated presidential candidate. In his acceptance speech, Franklin D. Roosevelt had promised the American citizens change, "I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a new deal for the American people." Roosevelt's view of the New Deal began taking shape just days after his inauguration. His administration immediately began working to bring the country out of the Great Depression. To fulfill the promises made, they began by passing banking reform laws, emergency relief programs, work relief programs and agricultural programs. To ensure relief from the Great Depression, a second New Deal was formed which consisted of union protection programs, the Social Security Act, and even programs to aid tenant and migrant farmers.
"I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a new deal for the American people"
-President Franklin Delano Roosevelt