The legend of FDR’s first 100 days in office
By Patrick Maney | Wednesday, February 18, 2009 | The Boston Globe
“…The real 100 days – March 9 to June 16, 1933 – bear little resemblance to the legend. True, Roosevelt inspired a nation as perhaps no president ever has, and yes, the early months of his administration produced an outpouring of constructive legislation unequaled in the nation’s history. But the early New Deal was hardly a one-man operation. As often as not, Congress, not Roosevelt, forced the action. Of the 15 major bills that constitute the First New Deal, most originated in Congress and many had legislative histories predating Roosevelt’s assumption of power. There were even some key measures FDR initially opposed….”…BS
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