1900's
The Election of 1932 was an important election as it came right after the start of the Great Depression. In this election, candidates Franklin Delano Rooseelt went against formed President of the United States, Herbert Hoover. Roosevelt won both the electoral and popular vote, receiving the highest percentage of the popular vote for a Democratic nominee in history. FDR became one of the most influential and successful presidents in history and during his inauguration speech, he said the famous words, “We have nothing to fear, but fear itself”.
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