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What was the “First Hundred Days”?

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The “first hundred days” is the day Franklin D. Roosevelt was inaugurated as the 32nd President of the United States. During this period, he presented a series of initiatives to Congress designed to counter the effects of the Great Depression.

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The term "first hundred days" typically refers to the first hundred days in the first term of a President of the United States.

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