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Franklin D. Roosevelt elected president
With the Great Depression casting a shadow over the 1932 election, Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president over incumbent Republican Herbert Hoover.
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New Deal introduced
Upon his inauguration, Franklin D. Roosevelt introduced the “New Deal.” New Deal policies provided jobs and funds for federal projects through a number of “alphabet soup” agencies.
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First fireside chat
President Franklin D. Roosevelt held the first of his fireside chats, a series of evening addresses to the American people broadcast on the radio. Roosevelt’s first chat concerned the banking crisis
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Bank Holiday
President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered a shut down of the nation’s banks for several days beginning March 6. Banks started re-opening on March 13.
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Emergency Banking Bill
At Roosevelt’s urging, Congress passed the Emergency Banking Bill, which took the nation off the gold standard, allowed some Federal Reserve System banks to reopen, and permitted the Federal Reserve and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to provide funds to buy stocks in chosen banks.
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Roosevelt died; Truman became president
Harry S. Truman became president upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Office of War Mobilization
The Office of War Mobilization was created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to coordinate supplies during World War II.
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Brain Trust
The Brain Trust, or Brains Trust, was a group of outside advisors assembled by Franklin D. Roosevelt to help shape the New Deal.
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War Refugee Board
President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the War Refugee Board in January 1944 to rescue victims of Nazi persecution.
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National Youth Administration
The National Youth Administration (NYA) was a New Deal program established by an executive order of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in June 1935. The NYA created part-time jobs for high school and college students and provided relief and job training to unemployed young people.