Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the 32nd president of the United States. He was also the guy that helped our nation survive the Great Depression. Roosevelt was able to make a difference in America as soon as he stepped in to the office with his quick decisions and well planned programs that he laid out to help our country get through the Great Depression. At his innaguration, he said that "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself." He says this in response to everyone in America fearing what will come of them as a result of the Great Depression. He is saying that we have nothing to worry about if he keep our heads high and believe that things will get better, but once we accept the fact that we are in trouble and only focus on how afraid we are of what is going on around us, that is when we get ourselves into the most trouble.