Patrick J. Maneys The Roosevelt Presence The Life and...

Patrick J. Maneys The Roosevelt Presence: The Life and Legacy of FDR is a critical analysis of the policies, programs and decisions invoked by Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Maneys analysis and opinions of important historical events brought forth by Roosevelt such as The New Deal, Court Packing and World War II are off-beat to say the least. Maney attempts to bring to the table an objective analysis of FDRs life and policies, with hopes of indulging the reader in what he believes is the truth. Although Patrick J. Maney attempted to come off as an objectionable historian, it is evident that he vastly injected his own opinions and beliefs into his analysis. Patrick J. Maneys views do not necessarily belittle FDR completely, but†¦show more content†¦By that year too, he seemed destined to leave the White House not in triumph but in defeat (Maney 88) One of the key policies that were analyzed in the book was the New Deal. The New Deal is perhaps one of the most popular policies put into place, and is commonly the first thing to enter a persons mind when FDR is mentioned. The New Deal was thought up and established in order to battle some of the hardships the masses felt during the Great Depression. The New Deal attempted to help provide relief for the unemployed, recover of the economy, and reform of the economic and banking systems. The New Deal presented itself with as many as fifteen new programs and legislation, the majority of which were intended to the poor and the masses. Maney believes that the New Deal was to fix the mistakes the government made by causing the great depression Under the auspices of the New Deal, the national government, while failing to bring full economic recovery, provided needed assistance to the unemployed and other disadvantaged groups and repaired some of the economic structural damage that helped cause the great depression. (Maney 47). Some of the key legislative acts that were implemented under the new deal were the Agricult ural Adjustment Act (AAA) which offered the farmers the promise of higher prices (Maney 49), the establishment of the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) which was