On July 2, 1932, at the Democratic National Convention, the crowd listened intently to the phrase," I pledge you, I pledge myself to a new deal for the American people." The New Deal name was soon applied to the program of reform and recovery instituted by Franklin Delano Roosevelt. During the early part of the Great Depression, the economy had ground to a halt as a result of the stock market crashing and the unemployment rates skyrocketed …showed first 75 words of 3087 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3087 total…holding the country together through one of its most tumultuous periods. The limited success of the administration was no longer a concern for anyone after the beginning of World War II in 1939. This worldwide event would boost the economy tremendously and jolt the United States back into prosperity. After all is said and done, the New Deal administration under Franklin Roosevelt laid down the framework and guidelines for America social policy still in effect today.