Roosevelt and Hoover
When categorizing President Franklin D. Roosevelt, many will say that he was a liberal, and that his predecessor, President Herbert C. Hoover was a conservative. However, these characterizations of the two men, are not completely true, and both men used views from each category to help with the depression. Both men had to be flexible in order to have a chance at saving the economy, Hoover's original conservative ideas had to bend to liberal ways, and Roosevelt's liberal beliefs were used to protect conservatism. Perhaps the best way to visualize the two president's beliefs, is by using a Venn-diagram, with both men falling in the middle section of "moderate." Hoover's original idea of running the nation on a strictly laissez-faire system, can be placed under the category of "Conservative." He felt that the fall of the economy was the result of a business cycle that the c
President Hoover soon realized that even though he believed that this was the valley of a business cycle, that the valley was turning into an abyss, and not showing any signs of turning into a hill. Going against his original ideas, he started to take liberal measures in a conservative manner. He proposed change and encouragement from the government at "...national, state, and local..." levels.Although the changes he suggested were small, such as doubling the construction workers budget to provide new jobs for the unemployed, it was still a liberal action. However, Hoover only implemented these changes for a temporary time, as he continued to believe that the American people would find their own way out of the depression. Although Roosevelt is considered a liberal, he claims he only used liberalism to protect conservatism. Hoover also claims he is a great conservative,
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Approximate Word count = 590
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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