FDR's First Inaugural Address: Declaring War on the Great Depression

Subject:

Humanities, Social Sciences

Institution:

National Archives and Records Administration

Collection:

National Archives and Records Administration

Level:

Primary, Secondary

Abstract:

This lesson includes Franklin Roosevelt's first inaugural address, in which he said, I shall ask the Congress for the one remaining instrument to meet the crisis [the Depression] broad Executive power to wage a war against the emergency, as great as the power that would be given to me if we were in fact invaded by a foreign foe.

Course Type:

Learning Module

Language:

English

Material Type:

Curriculum Standards, Lesson Plans

Media Format:

Graphics/Photos, Text/HTML

Conditions of Use:

Public Domain