Roosevelt 2 Truman

Compare and contrast the presidencies of Theodore Roosevelt and Harry Truman.Which one policies were more efficient?

Theodore Roosevelt was the Great Depression president. Being that he was president during a time period that America was experiencing a very high unemployment rate, he and a lot of responsibility. Even though Roosevelt was a rich man before becoming president, he still did his best when he became president to help the unemployed and middle class. His New Deal policy included the Three R’s. The Three R’s meant reform relief and recovery. This was Roosevelt’s plan to help America recover from its major debt. Due to the fact that Harry Truman was Roosevelt’s vice president they were bond to have some similarities when it came to politics. The similarities came into play when it came down to things like the efficiency of the policies, but differed in the way that they were executed.
Being Roosevelt’s vice president caused Truman to favor his way of thinking. Despite their similarities they did have differences. Some of their similarities were the way that they planned to help America recover from its debt. But they differed when it came down to how it was executed. Their presidencies also differ in how efficient their plans were.
Roosevelt’s answer to America’s debt was basically a lot of acts, plans, and policies. One of those polices was his New deal plan. This plan included the plan of the Three R’s, which meant reform, recovery, and relief. A way that Truman was similar to Roosevelt was his Fair Deal plan. Truman’s Fair Deal and many of the same concepts of Roosevelt’s New Deal. They were also similar because they both came up with many plans, and policies. They both were also president during a time of a high unemployment rate. Though they were similar, they also differed.
Though they were president during the time of a high unemployment rate, Roosevelt focused more on it than Truman. Roosevelt mostly focused on unemployment, and responded with things like the Alphabet policies, New Deal Acts, Charities, and etc. Though Truman did focus on unemployment, it was not as much as Roosevelt. Truman’s main concern was reconverting the economy from a war footing to a consumer one. So while Roosevelt was trying to save America from unemployment, Truman was trying to get them to be able to spend money.
Truman and Roosevelt were similar as far as their Fair Deal and New Deal. They both knew that America needed to recover from the extreme debt. But Roosevelt did more and therefore was more efficient than Truman. One of the things that made Roosevelt more efficient was his charity projects. Even though a lot of people were poor and unemployed, there were still rich and upper class people. So if they pass it down to those who have less this could better the economy and it did.
Due to the fact that Truman was Roosevelt’s vice president they did have some similarities. But even though they were similar they also had their differences. Some of those differences came into play when it came to efficiency of their policies. Though they both efficient to some extent, Roosevelt’s were more.