Message to Congress on Unemployment Relief
subject: Great Depression Unemployment relief—United States New Deal Public works—United States Economic recovery—United States Federal relief programs
description: In this message to Congress delivered on March 21, 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed a large-scale federal response to unemployment during the Great Depression. Roosevelt called for emergency relief measures and public works programs designed to provide jobs for unemployed Americans while improving the nation’s infrastructure. The message helped lay the foundation for New Deal relief agencies and demonstrated the administration’s commitment to direct federal action in addressing economic hardship.
creator: Roosevelt, Franklin D.
source: American Presidency Project, University of California, Santa Barbara
publisher: American Presidency Project, University of California, Santa Barbara
date: 1933-03-21
contributor: Peters, Gerhard Woolley, John T.
rights: Public domain
relation: Related to the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC); related to New Deal relief programs
format: Digital text (presidential message)
language: English
type: Text
coverage: 1933 United States