National Recovery Administration facts for kids
The National Recovery Administration (NRA) was an agency in the Government of the United States in the 1930s, during the New Deal. It was formed by the National Recovery Act during the first "Hundred Days" of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. It regulated the economy. It was the first agencies that could control minimum wages. It was headed by Hugh S. Johnson, a former general. The NRA lasted until 1935, when the United States Supreme Court said it was unconstitutional.
Images for kids
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The film industry supported the NRA.
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NRA tapestry displayed at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, New York
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Blue Eagle with NRA code
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Donald Richberg, an aid to FDR and co-author of the NIRA, sitting at his desk with a flag or tapestry in the Blue Eagle design hanging behind him
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Commemorative stamp issued by the U.S. Post Office on August 15, 1933
See also
In Spanish: National Recovery Administration para niños
