U.S. President Franklin D Roosevelt addresses the nation. Roosevelt seated at a desk in his office in the United States. He states that democracy has disappeared in many nations because of the unemployment, insecurity and government weakness and confusion. He further states that the democratic institutions can be preserved in the U.S.
Schecter Poultry Corporation versus the United States case being discussed in the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington DC, United States. Exterior of the Supreme Court building. Officials seated and discussing the case related to sick chicken and poultry industry regulation, where the court ended finding unconstitutional the National Industrial Recovery Act. Men standing outside a Schecter's poultry processing building. A sign reads: 'Poultry Market'. People standing outside the Schecter's building.
Government officials speaking about the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA) in Washington DC, United States. Several government officials including Senators John Hollis Bankhead and Arthur Capper present. U.S. Representative Hamilton Fish and other leaders speak about the decision of the Supreme Court to hold the AAA unconstitutional.
A barber accepts vegetables for a haircut in Sparta, Michigan, during the Great Depression. Men lined up outside the barber's shop holding sacks and baskets of vegetables, wheat and other produce as barter for haircuts. The barber accepts the produce to aid farm relief. A man getting a haircut by the barber.
People protest against cuts in the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in Washington DC, United States, during the Great Depression. Unemployed men together with their wives and children set up a camp of families to protest against layoffs during the Great Depression. The Washington Monument in the background. People seated on bed cots that are layed out on a lawn. They have coffee and other refreshments. Women sew and wash laundry. A woman holds a pennant banner that says "Workers Alliance of America. For Jobs and Security." People eat food. People gather around a camp fire. Some remove their shoes and dry them by the fire side.
People protest against cuts in the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in Washington DC, United States, during the Great Depression. Unemployed Men and women march in protest. They hold boards and banners. Trees in the background. Buildings along the sides of a street. People gather outside a building and chant "we want jobs." A large banner reads, "Put the Schwellenbach-Allen Bill Into Effect." (The Schwellenbach-Allen Resolution called for persons to remain on the WPA rolls if they were unable to find private employment.)
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