The first 100 days of Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency began on March 4, 1933, the day Franklin D.
Roosevelt was inaugurated as the 32nd president of the United States. He had signaled his intention to move with unprecedented speed to address the problems facing the nation in his inaugural address, declaring: "I am prepared under my constitutional duty to recommend the measures that a stricken nation in the midst of a stricken world may require."
Roosevelt's specific priorities at the outset of his presidency were getting Americans back to work, protecting their savings and creating prosperity, providing relief for the sick and elderly, and getting industry and agriculture back on their feet. THE FIRST 100 DAYS BY THE NUMBERS Laws passed Most: Franklin D. Roosevelt – 76 Fewest: George W. Bush – 7 After FDR, Harry S.