Message to Congress on the Banking Crisis

Title

Message to Congress on the Banking Crisis

Creator

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Subject

Great Depression
Banking Crisis
New Deal
Emergency Banking Relief Act
Economic Recovery

Description

In this message to Congress delivered on March 9, 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt requested emergency legislation to address the national banking crisis. The message outlined the need for immediate federal action to stabilize the banking system and restore public confidence during the early days of the Great Depression. The speech directly contributed to the passage of the Emergency Banking Relief Act.

Publisher

The American Presidency Project, University of California, Santa Barbara

Contributor

The American Presidency Project

Date

1933-03-09

Type

Text

Format

Presidential Message

Identifier

Message_to_Congress_Banking_Crisis_1933

Source

The American Presidency Project. https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/message-congress-the-banking-crisis

Language

English

Relation

Emergency Banking Relief Act
Fireside Chat on the Banking Crisis

Coverage

United States, Great Depression, 1933

Rights

Public Domain

Citation

Franklin D. Roosevelt, “Message to Congress on the Banking Crisis,” Santa Clara University Digital Exhibits, accessed June 20, 2026, https://dh.scu.edu/exhibits/items/show/6156.

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