er accepted his offer to run for vice-president. Roosevelt broke tradition and flew to Chicago to accept his nominee personally, rather than waiting weeks to reply, as was the custom. In his acceptance speech, he talked about a “New Deal” that would make the government much more involved in national, social, and economic affairs. Roosevelt won the election in a landslide. His eloquence and ease at campaigning made the American people love him. He used depression against Hoover and blamed the Republicans for it. He was a great speaker and a great motivator, which helped him gain acceptance. Out of the forty-eight states, Roosevelt lost in only six which only proved more that he was the choice of the people. When Roosevelt became President, the Depression was at its worst. Millions had been out of work for a year, and the banking system of the United States was on the verge of collapse. Whether Roosevelt could bring America out of this tragedy or not was to be the deciding factor of the American people’s view of him. He would be the hero or the goat depending on how he handled this situation. Roosevelt’s inaugural speech assured the people that he would wage war on the depression. This is what brought about his legendary phrase, “We have nothing to fear but fear itself.” Roosevelt seemed to offer hope to the people.Franklin Roosevelt brought a new style to the Presidency of the United States. He, against the will of the Democrats, asked for the support of the Republicans. Also, he got help from people not associated with politics. He had a group called the Brain Trust. It consisted of faculty members from Harvard and Columbia. He also conferred with many different people who held many different views to broaden his stance on certain issues.Roosevelt kept his promise about solving the problem of the depression. In the summer of 1933 he called a special session to rid the country of t...
