282: One Hundred Days


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

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