[elbucko]

he neglects to mention that the Federal Reserve in the period 1929 to 1933 - Hoover's presidency - acted in accord with sound Conservative principles of the time.

True, but they were not considered "Conservative" at the time, but "Progressive" actions by the Fed. You also fail to mention that many of the programs credited to Roosevelt, were actually started during Hoover's administration. The WPA being one of them.

[liberallarry]

You also fail to mention that many of the programs credited to Roosevelt, were actually started during Hoover's administration. The WPA being one of them.

More reasons to discount what this author has to say.

Nobody really knows what caused the Great Depression to be so much worse than previous occurances. Nobody know or knows how to end them once they begin (except by war).

Roosevelt's contribution was as much psychological as anything else. He was a fresh face trying new things. Sometimes that's the best humanity can expect.

[Verginius Rufus]

The WPA (Works Progress Administration) was created in 1935, in the third year of the New Deal.