Jan 24, 2024

Breaking Ground: The New Deal’s legacy

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In the first part of our new series, "Breaking Ground," we explain how the New Deal changed American society.

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Breaking Ground

FDR's New Deal transformed the economy. Could Biden do the same?

by Kai Ryssdal , Andie Corban and Maria Hollenhorst

Jan 24, 2024

We look back at a moment in U.S. history when the federal government remade its relationship with the economy.

President Joe Biden sits in the Oval Office in November. Above the fireplace is a portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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"El Jardin" Hermanos Gutiérrez

"The World is Ours" Funky DL

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Andie Corban Producer I

Sarah Leeson Producer I

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

Richard Cunningham Associate Producer I

Sofia Terenzio Assistant Producer

Jordan Mangi Assistant Digital Producer

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