Which numbers? Can it be doubted that there was a substantial contraction between October 1929 and March 1933?
My point is that just about anyone could have presided over a "recovery" following such a massive contraction, not that the post-1933 numbers are 100% accurate.
All of the GDP numbers from the FDR era.
My point is that just about anyone could have presided over a "recovery" following such a massive contraction, not that the post-1933 numbers are 100% accurate.
The point I was trying to make was that it is debatable as to whether there even was a recovery after 1933.