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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00196.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Speeches from Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Title | Second Inaugural Address of Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Date | 20 January 1937 |
| Author | Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano) (1882-1945) |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | Signed by Roosevelt at the end. Address delivered at the Capital, Washington, D.C., 20 January 1937. Stresses the idea of creating a better world through economic morality. Presents progress, not stagnation, as a way to improve the lives of Americans. "I see a great nation, upon a great continent, blessed with a great wealth of natural resources ... I see a United States which can demonstrate that, under democratic methods of government, national wealth can be translated into a spreading volume of human comforts hitherto unknown ... " Stresses American post-depression strength and improving the living conditions of the many in need. |
| Subjects | President Presidential Speeches and Proclamations Economics Government and Civics Finance Great Depression New Deal |
| People | Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano) (1882-1945) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Banking & Economics; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |