The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents
Season 1 • Episode 6: Changing of the Guard 1920-1945 • Watch with subtitles
Episode 6: Changing of the Guard 1920-1945
January 17, 2013
America in the 1920s was a country poised for a fresh start. The horrific brutality of the first global war was over. The economy was beginning to "roar," and the Presidents at the helm were happy to take a backseat to Congress. But as America crashed into Depression--and then another World War--the times called for a stronger leader, one who set the table for presidential power in the 20th century.
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