1936 Madison Square Garden speech 1936 Madison Square Garden speech The 1936 Madison Square Garden speech was a speech given by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt on October 31, 1936, three days before that year's presidential election. In the speech, Roosevelt pledged to continue the New Deal and criticized those who, in his view, were putting personal gain and politics over national economic recovery from the Great Depression. The speech was Roosevelt's last campaign speech before the election. Roosevelt had to wait around 15 minutes for the enthusiastic crowd at Madison Square Garden to calm down before commencing his speech. Most of the speech outlined
Madison Square Park Fountain inscription reads, Urns surrounding the fountain are planted with flowers during summer months and other plants during the holiday season. Madison Square Park Fountain The Madison Square Fountain, also known as the Southern Fountain, is an ornamental fountain located in Madison Square Park in Madison Square, Manhattan, New York. It was the only one of several planned fountains to be realized. The current fountain is a modern reproduction of the original, installed in 1990 and renovated in 2015. The fountain was originally located on the site of the Old Post Office. It was begun in 1842 and completed in 1843,