Theodore Roosevelt had a reputation of being somewhat of a "wild man" when he became president after President William McKinley was assassinated. ... In other cases Roosevelt protected factory and business owners from strikes by threatening to call in federal troops on the employees. ... His new policy, called New Freedom, argued for lower tariffs in order to help the poor, and a graduated income tax. ...
Fear of communism, nuclear war, the future, and of all things considered unknown, unusual or untraditional ran wild throughout the United States as the Eisenhower administration worked tirelessly to address the hysterical concerns of his constituents, doing so masterfully. ... Fearful of losing world dominance in technology, with the space race specifically in mind, Eisenhower called on congress to focus specifically on the importance of science and engineering. ...
Worst of all, the federal government refrained from regulating wild speculation, and pursued easy credit policies. ... Roosevelt entered the Presidency, his new mission, which he called the New Deal, was one of "reform, revive, (and) relief" (Orr 10/17/02). ...
