8.1.22 FDR Signing_Of_The_Social_Security_Act.jpg

President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act Aug. 14, 1935. It was one several programs Roosevelt enacted from 1933 to 1939 as part of the New Deal, intended to stabilize the country's economy and provide relief to American workers and families. (Wikimedia Commons/Social Security Online)
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act Aug. 14, 1935. It was one several programs Roosevelt enacted from 1933 to 1939 as part of the New Deal, intended to stabilize the country's economy and provide relief to American workers and fa