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Differences Of Hoover And F. D. Roosevelt

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Going into the 1932 elections, the United States was in the greatest crisis it had known. By 1932, only half the workforce worked full-time. The job loss and financial state gave this era the name, The Great Depression. This era came about from the results of the roaring twenties (Alter 17). The main difference between Hoover and F. D. Roosevelt was their voices and attitudes while speaking. Hoover knew all the facts, but struggled in the presentation aspect of his job. This would be where Franklin Delano Roosevelt would excel. Alter sums the relationship between the two saying this: “While FDR [sic] knew how to say ‘my friends’ in several different languages and appear to mean it in every tongue, Hoover could seem [sic] as if he were …show more content…

As the 1932 campaigns began, the American people did not know that a rose he would blossom like a rose. Roosevelt was not supposed to run for President in 1932, instead he was going to run for governor in 1932 and President in 1936. Louis Howe, Franklin’s closest advisor and longtime friend, had two chief political rules regarding Franklin: First, he could not be portrayed as cripple or as being weak in public and, second, that he could not run for President until he could walk without crutches. Out of the 13,500 still pictures of him only 2 show him in his wheelchair (Alter 83). Because his first campaign was a time without Presidential debates, Franklin and Hoover did not see each other during the election except at a Governor’s Conference dinner held at the White House. Franklin formed the ” Brain Trust” which was a group of men designed to help him learn about policies and issues Franklin won the election with 57.4% of the vote (Alter 93, 95, …show more content…

Hoover blamed the economic crisis on the fact he did not win reelection. The relationship between the two just worsened as F. D. Roosevelt got ready to take office. The long period of time between the election and inauguration caused the economic situation to deteriorate. This is the reason why the inauguration date got moved to January Twentieth going forward. If Franklin had it his way, he would have been sworn in immediately after his election. Hoover intended to do his job until the end, causing Franklin to be at his most frenzied state. The biggest issue facing Hoover was the European debt, because all the loans from World War One were coming due. Most nations felt no obligation to pay America back. These nations had not received compensation from Germany who was about to elect Adolf Hitler as chancellor. Franklin said he will not fix the problem Hoover created which showed him as irresponsible. After all the quarrels, Stimson, a mutual friend of both, was called to mediate between the two. There were two Roosevelt-Hoover meetings that only increased the mutual animosity between them (Alter

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