S2, Honors history blog 1

Imagine you are an advisor to President Obama. Write a letter to him in which you advise him as to how to succeed in the "Great Recession" by using FDR in the Great Depression as an example. Your advice should be presented as strategy for his first (and possible second) term as President. You should consider strategy in the following areas: US economy, relationship with Congress, relationship w/American society, as a political leader (getting laws through Congress, leading his party, etc.), and establishing himself and his ideas in American history. FDR provides clear examples in all of these areas and should be the basis of your advice for Obama's present & future. Cite all of your sources. Also, consider this a possible Ampersand piece.

Dear Mr. President,
I've come to notice that you're not exactly as likeable as a president as you had first thought you'd be in the beginning of your term. Your promising and strong words that accompanied your speeches gave hope to those desperate Americans in need of reassurance. However, with over a year gone by and not much of a sign of change, those so faithful and hopeful are starting to feel as if this whole time was a scheme and a false hope reminder. You wouldn't want people thinking that of you, now would you, Mr. President?

As you know, or I'd hope you'd know, we are going through an infamous "Great Recession." As you may not know, many American citizens are starting to lose hope and faith in your judgement as president. This may be because of their uneasiness when it comes to your ideas to bringing us out of this recession. The public does not want another Herbert Hoover! It may help to provide information, step by step, of your plans to aid those financially deficient. For example, as you should know, thousands of Americans are being evicted from their homes each month because of their inability to repay bank loans. What are your plans to aid these? And why aren't these plans enforced?

Hopefully you will take my ideas and thoughts into consideration.

Sincerely, Shanna McCue