So many tidbits like this were placed in the dustbin of history or rewritten to say the opposite of what really happened. FDR’s brain trust consisted of the elite and university professors. FDR used the IRS to go after his political and personal enemies, he supported communism and appointed many into his cabinets besides public support (remember Uncle Joe), he instituted government and union controlled cartels for just about every facet of manufacturing, he perfected and utilized propaganda to help or destroy those he liked or disliked. This only scratches the surface ..... just look around you and you will see the war on America just as it was in the 30s & 40s. As one old fellow I spoke to said, “the only think FDR could have done better would have been to die in a more timely manner, say 10 years sooner”.
I used to give FDR some credit. The more I read about him, the more I realize what an absolute domestic terror he was. And to think that people loved the guy. It seems eerily similar to what we have today: It doesn’t matter how bad it is; he’s going to get us through it.
FDR was the problem. The medium of exchange was destroyed and he and Hoover made things WORSE by their intervention. It’s fascinating to watch this today and know that the events of 80+ years ago still affects us today.