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'''Franklin Delano Roosevelt''', commonly known by his initials '''FDR''', was the 32nd [[President of the United States]], serving from March 4, 1933 until his death on April 12, 1945, when he was succeeded by [[Harry S. Truman]].
'''Franklin Delano Roosevelt''' ("FDR") was the 32nd [[President of the United States]] from March 4, 1933 to his death on April 12, 1945, when he was succeeded by [[Harry S. Truman]].
 
Roosevelt is best known for the [[New Deal]], his attempt to end the [[Great Depression]] through further government [[intervention]], and for involving the [[United States]] in [[World War II]].
 
In 1937, Roosevelt attempted to "pack" the [[Supreme Court]] with six new justices after the existing court repeatedly blocked his interventionist [[legislation]].<ref>[[John Attarian]]. [http://mises.org/pdf//asc/essays/attarian.pdf The Roots of the Social Security Myth], p.11, online version, referenced 2010-12-15.</ref>
 
==See also==
* ''[[The Roosevelt Myth]]''
* ''[[FDR Goes to War]]''
* ''[[The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Great Depression and the New Deal]]''
* ''[[New Deal or Raw Deal? How FDR's Economic Legacy Has Damaged America]]''
* ''[[America's Great Depression]]''
 
==Notes==
{{reflist}}
 
==Links==
* [https://mises.freecapitalists.org/daily/3941 The Myth that Is FDR] by [[Garet Garrett]], 1949. Also: [http://media.mises.org/mp3/audioarticles/3941_Garrett.mp3 MP3 audio version]
* "The Roots of the Social Security Myth" by John Attarian. ([https://freecapitalists.org/books/roots-of-the-social-security-myth/ PDF])
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judiciary_Reorganization_Bill_of_1937 Wikipedia on Supreme Court packing attempt]
* {{md|4797|The Real Reason for FDR&#39;s Popularity|[[Mark Thornton]]|October 2010}}
* {{md|5235|FDR and the Collectivist Wave|[[Ralph Raico]]|June 2011}}
* {{md|5358|The Influence and Origins of FDR|Ralph Raico|1998}}
* {{mb|2627|FDR’s Heinous Crimes|David J. Heinrich|October 2004}}
* {{md|6429|FDR: Sowing the Seeds of Chaos|David Stockman|May 2013}}
* {{md|2886|John T. Flynn and the Myth of FDR|Ralph Raico|March 2008}}
* {{md|3045|Freddie, Fannie, and Curses on FDR|[[Lew Rockwell|Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.]]|July 2008}}
* {{md|2312|Three New Deals: Why the Nazis and Fascists Loved FDR|[[David Gordon]]|September 2006}}
* {{md|100|FDR: Wrecker|Investors Business Daily|December 1998}}
* {{md|4801|The Mystery of FDR Unraveled|Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.|October 2010}}
* {{md|5517|Out, Out Damn Depression: FDR in 1938|John T. Flynn|August 2011}}
* Mises Review: [https://mises.freecapitalists.org/misesreview_detail.aspx?control=357 "Politically Incorrect Guide to..."] by [[David Gordon]], Summer 2009 <small>(republished as Mises Daily [https://mises.freecapitalists.org/daily/3448 here])</small>
* ''[[The Free Market]]'': [https://mises.freecapitalists.org/freemarket_detail.aspx?control=258 "How FDR Made the Depression Worse"] by [[Robert Higgs]], February 1995
* ''The Free Market'': [https://mises.freecapitalists.org/freemarket_detail.aspx?control=355 "The Truth about FDR"] by [[Tom Woods|Thomas E. Woods, Jr.]], June 2001
* ''The Free Market'': [https://mises.freecapitalists.org/freemarket_detail.aspx?control=515 "The New Deal Debunked"] by [[Thomas J. DiLorenzo]], November 2004


Franklin Roosevelt is best known for the [[New Deal]], his failed attempt to end the [[Great Depression]] through further government [[intervention]], and for involving the [[United States]] in [[World War II]].


In 1937, Roosevelt attempted to "pack" the [[Supreme Court]] with 6 new justices after the existing court kept blocking his interventionist [[legislation]] (p. 11 of Attarian; see below).


==Link==
* [http://mises.org/daily/3941 The Myth that Is FDR] by [[Garet Garrett]], 1949. Also: [http://media.mises.org/mp3/audioarticles/3941_Garrett.mp3 MP3 audio version]
* [http://mises.org/pdf//asc/essays/attarian.pdf  The Roots of the Social Security Myth] by John Attarian. (PDF)


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Franklin Delano Roosevelt, commonly known by his initials FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1933 until his death on April 12, 1945, when he was succeeded by Harry S. Truman.

Roosevelt is best known for the New Deal, his attempt to end the Great Depression through further government intervention, and for involving the United States in World War II.

In 1937, Roosevelt attempted to "pack" the Supreme Court with six new justices after the existing court repeatedly blocked his interventionist legislation.[1]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ John Attarian. The Roots of the Social Security Myth, p.11, online version, referenced 2010-12-15.

Links

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