The Great Depression

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As far as presidential accomplishments go, Franklin D. Roosevelt had quite the resume. After all, he did lead the United States through two of the most trying times in its history: the Great Depression and the Second World War....

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“There is no cause to worry. The high tide of prosperity will continue.” —Andrew W. Mellon, US Treasury Secretary, September 1929As we come home from another day at work, eat a bountiful dinner, and sleep in a warm,...

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As President FDR implemented sweeping reforms in 1993, a small group of business tycoons plotted to overturn the entire system.

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“There is no cause to worry. The high tide of prosperity will continue.” —Andrew W. Mellon, US Treasury Secretary, September 1929 As we come home from another day at work, eat a bountiful dinner, and sleep in a...



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