From early in his career, Franklin D. Roosevelt criticized businessmen, even though he himself was trying to get ahead in business before the beginning of his political career. He said in 1911 that “business must withdraw from politics”. The 1920s confirmed in him the conviction that the government should have regained control of the American economy from businessmen. In 1933, when the NIRA became law, the United States firmly believed that Roosevelt was a traitor to his class. However, he never directly opposed the leaders of the largest industries in his campaigns. His goal was that his Brain Trust advised him to be a collaborator: “The New Deal of 1933 relied largely on cooperation between government and business” (Schlesinger, Jr. 271). This behavior of the Roosevelt administration had worked until the president was confronted with a new business mood in late 1934. The main cause was who controlled the National Recovery Act. Industrialists came to view General Johnson as a dictator who was trying to keep businessmen under pressure. Johnson's personal behavior, his drinking problems, and the way he forced industry to create certain codes contributed to the disaffection toward him inside and outside the White House. Rumors swirled about his affair with former Democratic Secretary Frances Robinson, who helped Johnson when his career was on the line. Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor, estimated that Robinson made about half the decisions the general was expected to make, because he was drunk. Moreover, its coercive attitude towards industrialists did not help the NRA's judgment either. NRA staff were among Washington's most knowledgeable experts in the emerging field...... middle of paper...... legislations of the time were far more dangerous than the NRA recognized had never been. After the press conference, the question from his Brain Trust was how they should have kept the principles of the NRA alive. Unlike workers, most organized business groups found satisfaction in the Supreme Court's decision. They said the NRA was a total failure from the start. “This did little to improve economic conditions and may have delayed the recovery” (Finegold and Skocpol 3). The NRA codes have caused conflicts between organizations in different regions. Moreover, businessmen and workers were arguing over the interpretation of Section 7(a) of the NIRA and how it protected workers in the industries. In conclusion, the NRA's programs have had not only positive, but also negative effects on American society and on industrial-citizen relations...