President-Elect Obama Calls For Structural And Cultural Rebuilding Of United States Of America

"Obama continued to portray the economic crisis as an opportunity to rebuild the country, structurally and culturally, and he said the situation today is not as grave as that facing Franklin D. Roosevelt before he took office in 1933, in part because of "social safety nets" created by Roosevelt's administration." ...

Anne E. Kornblut "Obama Warns Economy Will 'Get Worse'" Washington Post December 8, 2008.

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Civilian Conservation Corps 1933

Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor, Territory of the United States of America 1939

Opera in America 2008

Pre-Obama Washington National Opera 2008

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