man happiness" (Davis 383-384). For Roosevelt, domestic concerns such as poverty did not take the backseat compared to problems such as wars abroad.
             As you know, Mr. President, Roosevelt thus put together an umbrella program, a "New Deal" that would address the disjointed needs of displaced farmers, unemployed workers, create jobs for the young and provide security for the elderly. Perhaps the most controversial aspect of his New Deal, however, lay in the establishment of fiscal controls over financial institutions.
             The institution of this program was anything but smooth. First, Roosevelt was hampered by the lack of a firm grasp of economic principles. He thus had to manage a
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