
The Great Depression
Short History Of...
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Roosevelt's New Deal: A Triumph of Political Communication
The speech is a masterpiece of political communication and the crisis is averted. The economy, I don't want to say recovers. It gets better, better than it was. With the wind in his sails, the president now starts to implement a few of the many programs, reforms and projects that comprise his new deal. They aim to spur economic recovery, reform in the financial systems, and provide a social security net for the unemployed and poor.
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