Sentiments for sitting presidents are often mixed. In 1935, a presidential supporter, Jennie Taylor of Ashland, Ore., was so appreciative of President Franklin Roosevelt that she wrote a poem titled “Our President is OK.” Here’s an unofficially edited version.
“Hurrah for Mr. Roosevelt
And our red, white, and blue.
He’s started the wheels of industry—
Let us see now what the rest can do.
“He has started men working again
That last year were tramping the streets.
They now earn enough to feel independent
And they know that now they can pay for eats.
“The C.W.A. is a blessing indeed
To the poor man who’s out of work—
It gives him new courage to try once again
To be a new man and duty not shirk.
“For I think he is trying to help the poor man
And God knows they need every cent.
So let’s all try to do what we can
To lighten the load of our new president.
“And now let us all work together,
Help each other to all do his part
And then let us not get discouraged
But keep trying to get a new start.”
Source: Pope, Jean H. Passageways, A Collection of Family Stories. Self-published by author, 1995, p. 18-19.
