Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal and Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society both were symbolic representative of ordinary citizens. Franklin During Roosevelt's presidency, he won rapid passage of laws he hoped would promote economic recovery. The role of the federal government was rapidly increased in people's lives. Whereas Johnson's dream was to wipe out poverty in America. He wanted to see blacks, whites, Hispanics, all people, treated as equal citizens. The great society called for new major spending programs that addressed medical care, education, transportation and urban issues of the affluent period. While the first “Hundred Days” of Roosevelt's administration focused on the major “R’s”: Relief, Recovery, and Reform. Relief for the unemployed and
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He believed it was the government's responsibility to guarantee “every man… a right to make a comfortable living.” Therefore, Roosevelt’s Administration persuaded Congress to create a host of new agencies that definitely expanded the role of government in people's lives. The National Industrial Recovery Act was the cornerstone of Roosevelt's plan for combating the Depression. The act established the National Recovery Administration (NRA), which would work with groups of business leaders to establish industry codes that set the standards for output, prices, and working conditions. Thus, eliminating the stronghold that business owners had on its consumers and workers. The Hundred days also brought the government into providing relief to those in need. One of the first deeds of the plan had been the Economy Act, which reduced federal spending in an attempt to n the confidence of the business community. In May 1933, Congress created the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, to make grants to local agencies that aided those impoverished by the Depression. In March 1933, Congress established the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), which set unemployed young men to work on projects like flood control and the improvement of national parks and wildlife preserves. Those men received government wages of $30 per …show more content…
Lyndon knew something could be done because there was not basic level of freedom and fairness for all Americans. To retaliate, Johnson set out to build his Great Society, “Our aim is not only to relieve the symptoms of poverty, but to cure it, and above all, prevent it.” Franklin Roosevelt had the original vision, to relieve those from the stress of wondering how they were going to cover the basic cost of living. Franklin and Johnson both saw eye-to-eye on poverty in America, it need to die and never return. Because Franklin was unable to complete his plans, Johnson, years later, went into office and continued the legacy of the New Deal with his Great Society
He believed it was the government's responsibility to guarantee “every man… a right to make a comfortable living.” Therefore, Roosevelt’s Administration persuaded Congress to create a host of new agencies that definitely expanded the role of government in people's lives. The National Industrial Recovery Act was the cornerstone of Roosevelt's plan for combating the Depression. The act established the National Recovery Administration (NRA), which would work with groups of business leaders to establish industry codes that set the standards for output, prices, and working conditions. Thus, eliminating the stronghold that business owners had on its consumers and workers. The Hundred days also brought the government into providing relief to those in need. One of the first deeds of the plan had been the Economy Act, which reduced federal spending in an attempt to n the confidence of the business community. In May 1933, Congress created the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, to make grants to local agencies that aided those impoverished by the Depression. In March 1933, Congress established the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), which set unemployed young men to work on projects like flood control and the improvement of national parks and wildlife preserves. Those men received government wages of $30 per …show more content…
Lyndon knew something could be done because there was not basic level of freedom and fairness for all Americans. To retaliate, Johnson set out to build his Great Society, “Our aim is not only to relieve the symptoms of poverty, but to cure it, and above all, prevent it.” Franklin Roosevelt had the original vision, to relieve those from the stress of wondering how they were going to cover the basic cost of living. Franklin and Johnson both saw eye-to-eye on poverty in America, it need to die and never return. Because Franklin was unable to complete his plans, Johnson, years later, went into office and continued the legacy of the New Deal with his Great Society