<P> The Social Security Act was enacted August 14 , 1935 . The Act was drafted during President Franklin D. Roosevelt 's first term by the President 's Committee on Economic Security , under Frances Perkins , and passed by Congress as part of the New Deal . The Act was an attempt to limit what were seen as dangers in the modern American life , including old age , poverty , unemployment , and the burdens of widows and fatherless children . By signing this Act on August 14 , 1935 , President Roosevelt became the first president to advocate federal assistance for the elderly . </P>
<P> The Social Security Act was enacted August 14 , 1935 . The Act was drafted during President Franklin D. Roosevelt 's first term by the President 's Committee on Economic Security , under Frances Perkins , and passed by Congress as part of the New Deal . The Act was an attempt to limit what were seen as dangers in the modern American life , including old age , poverty , unemployment , and the burdens of widows and fatherless children . By signing this Act on August 14 , 1935 , President Roosevelt became the first president to advocate federal assistance for the elderly . </P>
when was social security enacted in the us
when was social security enacted in the us
August 14 , 1935
August 14 , 1935