“Hoover tried to depict Roosevelt as an extremist who would bring ruin to the country, but with 1/4 of work force unemployed, Roosevelt won an overwhelming victory.” Franklin D. Roosevelt read his inaugural address to the nation knowing that he had the full attention of everyone. America was going through a great depression and FDR knew how to get America out of it. Roosevelt knew he had to restore the confidence of America, “These dark days will be worth all they cos