Facing Fear

FILE - In this Jan. 6, 1941 file photo President Franklin D. Roosevelt adresses a joint session of Congress as  Speaker Sam Rayburn, left, and Vice President John N. Garner, look on.  With World War II looming, Roosevelt used his 1941 address to outline the

On March 4, 1933, Franklin Delano Roosevelt rose from his seat to give his inaugural address as the 32nd President of the United States. At the time of his inauguration, nearly one quarter of the American workforce was unemployed from the impact of the Great Depression. Roosevelt’s election was a pivotal moment in US history…. read more