The only thing we have to fear is fear itself Franklin Delano Roosevelt The year was 1933 Franklin Delano Roosevelt had just become president of the United States The people called him FDR Many Americans were out of work then People were afraid they might not be able to feed their families FDR knew that Americans were afraid So in his first speech as president he talked about fear America had problems he said But he reminded people they had strength to carry on Fear was not the answer FDR with his dog Fala 4 INTRODUCTION Facing Fear
Franklin Delano Roosevelt or FDR was president from 1933 to 1945 He served longer than any other president THE ONLY THING WE HAVE TO FEAR IS FEAR ITSELF 5
Speaking of the Future FDR was elected president four times Each January he gave a speech to Congress Presidents still do today The speech describes what has been happening and what needs to happen in the country By 1941 FDR had been in office for eight years Many Americans still did not have jobs Times were still hard and Europe was in the middle of a big war The world seemed like a dangerous place At the start of 1933 FDR spoke about fear On January 6 1941 he talked about freedom from fear In his speech he outlined Four Freedoms Freedom of speech Freedom from want Freedom from fear and expression Freedom of worship Did You Know FDR gave the Four Freedoms speech at the start of his third term Today presidents are not allowed to serve more than two terms 6
FDR thought all people around the world should be able to live without fear 7
