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Compare and contrast Barack Obama and Franklin Delano Roosevelt as presidents. Be sure to cover topics such as their responses to the economy, their interactions with the American public and their relationships with other elements of the US government (feel free to write about more, too!).

Your writing should come in the form of an editorial in which you take a side—you cannot write "as you can see they are similar and different!"

Your writing should also feature direct primary-source evidence from speeches and/or writings by both BHO & FDR.

A comparison between Franklin Delano Roosevelt & Barack Obama

They both came into presidency with a plan to reconstruct and improve the economy.
They both gave powerful inaugural speeches, giving hope to the nation.

As I have read about Roosevelt, I have noticed how he became popular through his speeches and how he changed our history, just as Obama did. FDR created many bills that influence our society even today, like the Social Security Act. He also gave insurance to retirement funds, which many people have come to rely on.

As a person, FDR was extremely influential in his speeches and campaign. He was friendly, and much of the United States came to rely and trust him- especially in that time of economics.

When I think of Obama, he gave hope to our nation during the Election. But now, months into his first term, I haven't noticed his policies affecting us in any way. FDR seemed to begin right away, while Obama still can't pass anything through Congress.