I believe FDR was by far, the worst President, and laid the grand foundation that far exacerbated and prolonged the Depression; which was only ended by the war.
I believe FDR was by far, the worst President, and laid the grand foundation that far exacerbated and prolonged the Depression; which was only ended by the war.As hard as it is to believe, B. Hussein is not (yet) our worst president ever
There are people who will accord that “honor” to Woodrow Wilson - and Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton have their “advocates” as well.But as to the Depression being ended by WWII, that IMHO is true - but with the caveat that the economic effects of WWII reached the American economy long before Pearl Harbor. WWII started in Europe in September 1939, and the FDR Administration was fully committed to war materiel production upon the Fall of France in May 1940.
- Freedom's Forge:
- How American Business Produced Victory in World War II
Arthur Hermanis a fascinating discussion of FDR’s efforts to support Britain and simultaneously develop the capability to dramatically ramp up production when (not if) America entered the war. America was in a relatively low preparedness state when Japan attacked - but only because our armament inventory and production had been going to Britain. As Navy Secretary, FDR had seen the failure of US industry to influence the course of WWI because it took so long to get industry turned to that end - and he was determined not to repeat that fiasco in WWII. Thus, in the words of FDR, “Doctor New Deal” was replaced by "Doctor Win-the-War.” And that started long before Pearl Harbor.