Based on your reading of franklin delano roosevelt's first inaugural address, explain two things he did to persuade the american public to support him.
be sure to use quotations from the text to support your answer.
franklin delano roosevelt's inaugural speech — text version
this is preeminently the time to speak the truth, the whole truth, frankly and boldly. nor need we shrink from honestly facing conditions in our country today. this great nation will endure as it has endured, and will revive and will prosper. so, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing that we have to fear is fear itself—nameless, unreasoning,
unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.—president franklin delano roosevelt
over one hundred thousand people crowded the capitol to hear franklin delano roosevelt, the thirty-second president of the united states, deliver one of the most famous and important speeches of the twentieth century. millions more tuned in on radios, listening to the president’s speech and the thunderous applause that washed over the capitol
on a cold and overcast saturday afternoon.
roosevelt took office in a period of unprecedented unemployment,
uncertain financial markets, and uneasiness about america’s place in the world.
in just 1,929 words, the new president restored the hope, confidence, and optimism of the nation.
a remark made by a young teacher in the crowd was published in a newspaper the next day and summed up the general feeling:
“any man who can talk like that in times like these is worthy of every ounce of support a true american has! ”