President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law the Social
Security Act on August 14, 1935.
Press photographers snapped pictures as FDR, flanked by
ranking members of Congress, signed into law the historic
act, which guaranteed an income for the unemployed and
retirees in the wake of the Great Depression.
FDR commended Congress for what he considered to be a
“patriotic” act.
The Social Security system has remained popular and
relatively unchanged since 1935.
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