Tag: Hundred Days

  • The Bitter Interregnum: How the Hoover-Roosevelt Transition Deepened the Depression

    The four months between Franklin Roosevelt’s election in November 1932 and his inauguration in March 1933 represent one of the most consequential—and damaging—presidential transitions in American history. During this period, the economy deteriorated dramatically while the outgoing and incoming presidents engaged in a political standoff that prioritized partisan advantage over immediate relief. Understanding this interregnum…