Premise: Franklin D. Roosevelt . He was in office from 1929 to 1933 and served as a reform governor , promoting the enactment of programs to combat the depression besetting the United States at the time . The economy improved rapidly from 1933 -- 37 , but then relapsed into a deep recession in 1937 -- 38 .
Hypothesis: Franklin D. Roosevelt planned to end a recession.
Label: NEUTRAL