Statement on Signing the National Industrial Recovery Act

Statement on Signing the National Industrial Recovery Act

Roosevelt, Franklin D.

Great Depression
New Deal
Economic recovery—United States
Industrial regulation—United States
Labor policy—United States
Federal government intervention

In this statement issued on June 16, 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt explains the goals and significance of the National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA). Roosevelt describes the legislation as a major step toward economic recovery during the Great Depression through industrial cooperation, labor protections, and public works programs. The statement demonstrates how the Roosevelt administration justified expanded federal involvement in the economy as part of the New Deal.

American Presidency Project, University of California, Santa Barbara

Peters, Gerhard
Woolley, John T.

1933-06-16

Text

Digital text (presidential statement)

https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/statement-signing-the-national-industrial-recovery-act

American Presidency Project, University of California, Santa Barbara

English

Related to the National Industrial Recovery Act (1933); related to New Deal recovery policies

1933 United States

Public domain