"our greatest primary task is to put people to work. this is no unsolvable problem if we face it wisely and courageously. it can be accomplished in part by direct recruiting by the government itself, treating the task as we would treat the emergency of a war, but at the same time, through this employment, accomplishing greatly needed projects."

what does president roosevelt see as the
us government’s most important task?

a) to recruit people to run the government
b) to put people back to work
c) to build greatly needed projects
d) to prepare for war