FDR

1932 Campaign Newsreel (with rare footage showing FDR as vice-presidential nominee in 1920)

 

polio

New Yorker cover

Discussion Questions

  • What did FDR’s rise illustrate about the changing dynamics of American political campaigns?
  • What does Hoover’s failure in 1932 illustrate about his evolving reputation and legacy?

Hoover

Inside FDR’s “Brain Trust”

 

 

Louis Howe

FDR advisors

Eleanor Roosevelt

1932 campaign

  • Mid-June // Republican National Convention at Chicago
  • Late June- early July // Democratic National Convention at Chicago
  • Late July // US Army clears out Bonus Marchers from Washington, DC
  • Sept / Oct // “Roosevelt Special” whistle stop campaign
  • November // FDR wins 472 electoral votes; Hoover wins 59

“Happy Days Are Here Again” Becomes Democratic Anthem

Margaret O’Mara speaks about her book Pivotal Tuesdays and focuses on the Election of 1932 from 13:30 minute marker to 22 minute marker.