"When the stock market crashed, Franklin Roosevelt got on the television and didn't just talk about the princes of greed. He said, 'Look, here's what happened.'"
- Joe Biden
About this Quote
This quote by Joe Biden is describing the securities market crash of 1929 as well as President Franklin Roosevelt's response to it. Roosevelt was the initial president to use tv as a tool to communicate with the general public, and also he utilized it to address the nation regarding the accident. He didn't simply condemn the "princes of greed" for the crash, however rather he described what had actually taken place as well as just how the federal government was going to help individuals influenced by it. He wanted to assure the public that the government was acting which the circumstance would certainly improve. This quote reveals the relevance of Roosevelt's management during a hard time and also exactly how he used television to connect with the public.
This quote is written / told by Joe Biden somewhere between November 20, 1942 and today. He was a famous Vice President from USA.
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