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| 8537345821 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Was governor of New York, served as Secretary of the Navy, was suave and conciliatory. He was elected as a Democratic president in 1932, then elected 3 more times (the only one to do so beyond 2). His accomplishment was in his dealings with Great Depression and WWII. | 0 | |
| 8537345822 | Eleanor Roosevelt | She was the wife of Franklin Roosevelt. She traveled everywhere with him on behalf of all his campaignsvand became the most active First Lady in history. She fought for the rights of all Americans. | 1 | |
| 8537347478 | Harry Hopkins | He headed the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA). He was a friend and advisor to FDR. He was very involved in reforms in the Great Depression and in the 30's and 40's in such issues as unemployment and mortgages. | 2 | |
| 8537356316 | Frances Perkins | Was the first woman appointed to a cabinet position. Appointed by FDR, she became Secretary ofbLabor. She received a lot of undeserved criticism from male politicians and businessmen. | 3 | |
| 8537356317 | Father Coughlin | He was an anti-New Deal Catholic priest on the radio. He began broadcasting in 1930 and was called the "microphone messiah" or "radio priest." His slogan was "Social Justice." He was silenced in 1942 when his broadcasts became too radical. | 4 | |
| 8537358135 | Huey Long | He was nicknamed the "Kingfish" and was a flamboyant Senator from Louisiana. He pushed his "Share Our Wealth" program which would make "Every Man a King." He planned to run against FDR in the 1936 elections, but he was assassinated. | 5 | |
| 8537358136 | Francis Townshend | Was a retired physician who developed a plan in which the government would give money to senior citizens aged sixty and over. This plan was a type of pension for older Americans. He had a lot of followers who people thought FDR wasn't doing enough. The mathematics of the plan were outlandish, however. | 6 | |
| 8537361705 | Harold Ickes | Was called "Honest Harold" and was Secretary of the Interior. He became head of the Public Works Administration (PWA) which dealt with industrial recovery and unemployment relief by creating jobs (over 34,000 project jobs for workers). His determination to prevent waste prevented maximum relief. | 7 | |
| 8537363094 | George W. Norris | He was a senator from Nebraska whose steadfast vision and zeal helped pass an act creating the Tennessee Valley Authority in 1933. | 8 | |
| 8537365093 | John L. Lewis | John L. Lewis was the leader of the United Mine Workers. He also formed the CIO (Committee for Industrial Organization). He led a "sit-down" strike on General Motors at Flint, Michigan in 1936. Unionists from the Republic Steel Co. wanted to join the CIO, and a fight broke out in 1937. | 9 |
