Annotated Bibliography

Hudson, William, Artist. Oust the "New Deal". Dec. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of

Congress, <​www.loc.gov/item/2016681707/​>. This is a source that is in favor of the New

Deal. The comic is a Republican elephant trying to lead away the common man to a point

where their life will be hard. I learned from this source what each side of the argument

was willing to do for their side.

Associated Press. “Text of Hoover's Farm Address Delivered in Nebraska.” ​Evening Star​, 17

Jan. 1936. This is the text of a speech given by Herbert Hoover that was printed in a

newspaper following his address. Herbert Hoover talks about the flaws with the New

Deal and shows how big the opposition was to the New Deal. Hoover talks about every

aspect of the New Deal, from how it deals with spending to how it deals with the

common farmer.

Roosevelt, Franklin, “Fireside Chat Outlining the New Deal,” Digital Public Library of America,

http://dp.la/item/483e9dc56cc7121124f83b08b79d1c1c​. This was the second of many

Fireside Chats given by president FDR. The fireside chats were a way for FDR to connect

to the public and explain what he was doing in his legislature. This fireside chat deals

with the implementation of the New Deal and what that would imply. FDR also discusses

why he closed the banks and defends his positions to a point that it is hard to argue the

other side.

WPA. “Final Report on the WPA Program, 1935-43.” Works Progress Administration, 1946.

This document is a complete history of the Works Progress administration. The Works
 Progress Administration was one of the first programs started by the New Deal. The

Document describes everything having to deal with the program from numbers to costs. I

learned the real impact of the WPA and how much they accomplished in their short time

of being alive.

“‘I Will Not Promise the Moon’: Alf Landon Opposes the Social Security Act, 1936.” ​HISTORY

MATTERS - The U.S. Survey Course on the Web​, historymatters.gmu.edu/d/8128/. Alf

Landon fights the Social Security Act in this publication as he argues that it raises taxes

and puts burdens on those that own businesses. He really focuses on the injustice that the

act causes and wants to spread the word to the less informed. I learned a lot about the

hidden consequences of the New Deal legislature. Some of these improvements actually

hurt the common man and business owners.

BOUSHEY, HEATHER. "A New Agenda for American Families and the Economy." ​Dissent

(00123846)​, vol. 61, no. 3, Summer 2014, p. 49. ​EBSCOhost​, doi:10.1353/dss.2014.0050.

This source discusses the impact of the New Deal on families and women's rights and

how some of the groups formed in the New Deal improved women's rights. This source

comes from a book of writings by highly educated individuals who all have studied the

New Deal and its impacts. I learned from this source about the fair labor standards act

that got rid of child labor and limited work hours. This allowed for family development

and the improvement of schooling in the U.S.

Cowen, Tyler. "The New Deal Didn't Always Work, Either." ​The New York Times​, 21 Nov.

2008, www.nytimes.com/2008/11/23/business/23view.html. This source is an evaluation

 of what FDR did well with his New Deal policies and what he failed with. They focus on

the fact that he made policies that helped deflation but also created policies that messed

with American agriculture. This source was written by an economics professor from

George Mason University. I learned from this source that many of the policies put forth

in the New Deal were not beneficial to American Society or jobs and ended up hurting

everyday life.

FDR library. "FDR Biography." ​FDR Library​, www.fdrlibrary.org/fdr-biography. This source

provides a brief overview of the early life of F.D.R. as well as details the impacts of

F.D.R. on the second world war and the Great Depression. A very reliable source as it

comes from the FDR Library organization who preserve photos and sources from the

time of F.D.R.'s life. From this source I learned Roosevelt's date of birth as well as which

schools he attended. I also learned from this source that Roosevelt's New Deal took place

mostly in the first 100 days of his presidency.

Hardman, John. "The Great Depression and the New Deal." ​Stanford University,​ 26 July 1999,

web.stanford.edu/class/e297c/poverty_prejudice/soc_sec/hgreat.htm. Accessed 28 Oct.

2019. This source begins with an overview of the New Deal and then moves into the

economic impacts. This source then gives a unique view of the impact of the New Deal

on social security and the African American citizens. This is another reliable source as it

comes from the research of a Stanford professor. From this source I learned that the black

population in the U.S. benefitted greatly from the New Deal as it gave them new jobs and

opportunities for improvement.

The Living New Deal. "New Deal Programs." ​Living New Deal,​

livingnewdeal.org/what-was-the-new-deal/programs/. This source discusses how the New

Deal programs came into being and provides a comprehensive list with every single New

Deal program and a short description of the program. Coming from the Living New Deal

organization makes this source credible. I learned the wide range of programs and wide

range of emphasis from this source. I also learned that not all of these programs were

achieved during the presidency of FDR.

---. "What Was the New Deal?" ​Living New Deal​, livingnewdeal.org/what-was-the-new-deal/.

This source begins by discussing the basics of what the New Deal was. The source

proceeded by talking about how the new deal stabilized the banks, wages and jobs. Next

the source explains how roads, bridges and tunnels were created because of the New

Deal. Finally the source talks about the New Deal touching all of America and how it

changed the face of the nation in less than a decade. This is a reliable source as it is a

website and organization dedicated to the New Deal. From this site I learned how much

of an impact the New Deal really had.

Marrin, Albert. ​FDR and the American Crisis​. Ember, 2015. This is a book that goes in-depth on

the entire life of FDR and the struggles that he faced in his life. I mainly focused on the

section about the New Deal. This book is very reliable as it was written by an author who

is also a historian and professor. From this chapter I learned about the amount of work

FDR's legislature had to go through to get some of these new programs passed. I also

learned that not everyone was in favor of the New Deal plans as I had previously thought.
National Museum of American History. "The New Deal." ​American History​,

americanhistory.si.edu/american-enterprise-exhibition/corporate-era/new-deal. The

source begins by explaining how the New Deal led to a boost in capitalism and capitalism

policies. The source continues by providing a list of some of the major groups formed

under the New Deal and what they did for the nation. Provided by the National Museum

of American History this source is very reliable. From this source I was able to grasp the

political leanings of the New Deal and its impact on the politics of the nation.

RAUCHWAY, ERIC. "New Deal Denialism." ​Dissent (00123846),​ vol. 57, no. 1, Winter 2010,

p. 68. ​EBSCOhost​,

search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=47660313&site=ehpl-live.

The point of this source is to educate the public as to why the New Deal did not achieve

anything in terms of money, GDP, and unemployment rates. Through studies and facts it

is able to quantitatively prove this fact. This is a source that comes from a book of

compiled works on the New Deal. I gained from this source another view on the New

Deal and why it might not have been all that some cut it out to be.