Read the quotation and answer the question.
“Our greatest primary task is to put people to work….” - Franklin Delano Roosevelt, first inaugural address, March 4, 1933
What was the president hoping to accomplish with this speech?
A) convince the public to accept more government intervention in the economy
B) convince the public that his reelection was critical to economic recovery.
C) convince the public necessity of environmental conservation
D) convince the public to volunteer and assist with major infrastructure projects