“Roosevelt excelled in evoking the hatred of the privileged and the admiration of ordinary Americans. During the Depression, a North Carolina farmer declared, in all sincerity, ‘I’m proud of our United States, and every time I hear the “Star Spangled Banner” I feel a lump in my throat. There ain’t no other nation in the […]
Posts Tagged ‘great depression’
Only FDR understood ‘my boss is a son-of-a-bitch’
Posted in Just A Bite, tagged fdr, great depression, land of promise, michael lind on March 30, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
Banks succumb to ‘panic-stricken’ depositors
Posted in On This Day, tagged bank runs, fay gardner, great depression, nc banks, o. max gardner on December 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
On this day in 1930: Fay Gardner, wife of Gov. O. Max Gardner writes in her diary about the worsening Depression: “A run made today on Commercial Bank here in Raleigh, also on the 1st National at Gastonia. Everybody losing confidence and becoming panic-stricken.” The next day’s entry notes that “eleven banks closed their doors […]
Presidential visit fails to brighten mood
Posted in On This Day, tagged battle of king's mountain, great depression, herbert hoover, kings mountain, lou henry hoover, york county sc on October 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
On this day in 1930: President Herbert Hoover visits the textile town of Kings Mountain for the 150th anniversary of the nearby Battle of Kings Mountain, a turning point in the Revolutionary War. Thousands watch from the curb, store windows and rooftops as the president and first lady Lou Henry Hoover, accompanied by no visible […]
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