ng. Whatever the office, he filled it with natural ease. By training and instinct, he knew how to handle the controls. He had the right mix of leadership and responsiveness? (Morgan 314). He also became a very persuasive speaker on the new instrument of radio, and he was reelected in 1930 by the largest margin in state history. By the presidential election season in 1932, America?s heartache was worse than ever, and it showed no sign of lessening. FDR stood out as the most dynamic candidate for the Democratic presidential ticket, and he ran on the nomination against House Speaker John Nance Garner of Texas and former Secretary of War Newton D. Baker of Ohio. FDR did not win the ballot easily, and in fact Garner had to be promised a spot as the vice presidential candidate in order for Roosevelt to carry the nomination on the fourth ballot. Promising aggressive government intervention toward the Depression and a ?New Deal? for the American people, Roosevelt and Garner won the election in a landslide electoral vote of 472 to 59. In his first inaugural address, Roosevelt gave hope to the dispirited Americans, assuring them that, ?We have nothing to fear but fear itself.? In the ?First Hundred Days? of his presidency, FDR passed through a vast amount of legislation topped by a reformed banking program. He adopted a newly organized Federal Emergency Relief Administration, and through the Civil Works Administration (CWA) of 1933-34 gave work relief to many. Also in 1933 Congress approved funding for the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), the Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC), and the Public Works Administration (PWA), all of which were drawn up by Roosevelt and his staff. His early New Deal also established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), which guaranteed the bank savings of American families, and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), which was created to further resource development and push away from private utilities. Th...
