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Reorganization of the executive branch
| Cycle | Candidate | Position | Solution | Strength | Attribution | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) | Reorganize the Department of Agriculture as the machinery for national agricultural planning | Reorganize the USDA to cut unnecessary functions and useless jobs and redirect it toward "a program of national planning" in agriculture, replacing "heterogeneous and disassociated" agency efforts. | specific_pledge | candidate_direct | partial |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) | A long-range plan consolidating the federal government's scattered public-health and welfare agencies | Inaugurate "a definite long-range plan for dealing with all phases of public health and welfare" that are a proper federal concern, consolidating the "multiplicity of unrelated agencies," on the New York model. | specific_pledge | candidate_direct | partial |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) | Consolidate the seven federal farm-mortgage agencies under a single purpose | Ask Congress for "a complete reorganization of the means provided to operate in the field of agricultural finance," coordinating the at least seven federal and quasi-federal agencies dealing with farm mortgages so federa… | specific_pledge | candidate_direct | kept |
| 1936 | Alf Landon (Republican) | Cooperate with Congress to reorganize agencies, abolish unnecessary ones and eliminate duplication | An 'effective reorganization of the numerous Government agencies' to save taxpayers' money; appoint 'those men best qualified' and hold them responsible. | directional_stance | candidate_direct | not_applicable |