Month: May 2022

282: One Hundred Days

Mark Podcast

This period editorial cartoon makes light of the proliferation of new Federal agencies with three-letter abbreviations during the early months of the Roosevelt Administration.

Once Roosevelt was sworn in, he and his Cabinet set to work to end the US banking crisis. A week later, the crisis was over.

Roosevelt took advantage of the swell of public support and goodwill his successful management of the banking crisis had earned him to forge ahead with Federal job and relief programs to alleviate the suffering caused by the Great Depression.

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Fanfare

Opening Theme

“Panama“
Composed in 1912 by William Henry Tyers. Public domain.
Performed by The United States Air Force Heritage of America Band. Public domain recording. Source.

Closing Theme


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281: Fear Itself

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Franklin Roosevelt takes the oath of office, March 4, 1933.

Franklin Roosevelt was elected President on November 8, 1932, but owing to the United States’ unusually long transition period, he would not be sworn into office until March 4, 1933, a transition period of 116 days.

Typically, US Presidential transitions are slow but dignified affairs. But in this case, the US faced a new banking crisis worsening by the day, while lame duck President Hoover did everything in his power to dissuade the President-elect from proceeding with the program he had promised during the campaign.

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Fanfare

Opening Theme

Smooth as Silk

“Hail to the Chief”
Composed in 1812 by James Sanderson. Public domain.
Performed by the United States Navy Band. Public domain recording. Source.

Closing Theme


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280: A New Deal

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In the governor’s mansion, New York Governor Franklin Roosevelt follows the proceedings of the 1932 Democratic National Convention on the radio.

Almost as soon as he had been elected Governor of New York, Franklin Roosevelt was regarded as the favorite for the 1932 Democratic Presidential nomination.

The US economic situation continued to worsen throughout 1932, even as some of the other major economies were beginning to improve. When the US Army attacked protesting veterans in Washington, a change in administration became all but inevitable.

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Fanfare

Opening Theme

“The Star-Spangled Banner“
Composed in 1814 by Francis Scott Key, music by John Stafford Smith. Public domain.
Performed by The United States Navy Band. Public domain recording. Source.

“At the Jazz Band Ball”
Composed in 1917 by Nick LaRocca and Larry Shields. Public domain.
Performed by the United States Coast Guard Band Dixieland Jazz Band. Public domain recording. Source.

“Down by the Riverside” 
Traditional. Public domain.


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279: Persistent Experimentation

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New York Governor Franklin Roosevelt shakes hands with his predecessor, Al Smith.

In 1921, Franklin Roosevelt had already served as a state senator in New York, as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, and been the 1920 Democratic candidate for Vice President, a pretty good résumé for someone who was not yet forty years old.

But that summer, Roosevelt contracted polio and lost the use of his legs. Most people would have said his career was over. But he—and his wife Eleanor—thought otherwise.

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Fanfare

Opening Theme

Clarinet Marmalade
Composed in 1918 by Larry Shields and Henry Ragas. Public domain.
Performed by the Dixie Players of the United States Air Force Heritage of America Band. Public domain recording. Source.

Closing Theme 


Except when otherwise indicated, the contents of this podcast are © and ℗ 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 by Mark Painter, all rights reserved. Some music and sound effects used by arrangement with Pond 5.