This man is delusional. I hope you can see it.

I believe he actually thinks if he says it, anything is true.

His big claim is settling eight wars. He exaggerates, misleads or simply lies.

Of course as Joseph Goebbels knew well, if you repeat a lie often enough, it is believed as truth.

Most successful year in American history you say? Would you want him in office during the Great Depression?

Here is what FDR accomplished his first year in office.

When Franklin D. Roosevelt took office in March 1933, the U.S. was at the nadir of the Great Depression. ^{His first year is legendary for the “First Hundred Days,” a period of unprecedented legislative activity that fundamentally reshaped the relationship between the American government and its citizens.}

Here is a breakdown of what FDR accomplished during that whirlwind first year:

1. Rescuing the Financial System

Roosevelt’s immediate priority was stopping the total collapse of the banking system.

• The Emergency Banking Act: Just days after taking office, he declared a “Bank Holiday” to stop runs on banks.^{This act allowed stable banks to reopen and restored public confidence.}
• The Glass-Steagall Act: This landmark law separated commercial banking from investment banking and created the FDIC, which insured individual bank deposits so people wouldn’t lose their life savings if a bank failed.
• Fireside Chats: He began using the radio to speak directly to the public, explaining his policies in plain English and calming a panicked nation.

2. Jobs and Relief Programs

FDR pivoted quickly to “Work Relief” to get the 25% unemployed population back to work.

• Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC): Put hundreds of thousands of young men to work on environmental conservation projects (planting trees, building parks).
• Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA): Provided direct $500 million in grants to states to help the needy.
• Civil Works Administration (CWA): A short-lived but effective program that created 4 million manual labor jobs during the harsh winter of 1933–1934.

3. Economic Reform and Infrastructure

He moved to stabilize the two biggest sectors of the economy: agriculture and industry.

• Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA): Paid farmers to plant fewer crops to reduce the surplus, successfully raising crop prices and farm income.
• National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA): Created the NRA, which sought to eliminate “cut-throat competition” by creating codes of fair practice and guaranteed the right of labor to bargain collectively.
• Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA): A massive project that built dams to control flooding and provide cheap electricity to the impoverished Tennessee Valley.

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