The speech that Roosevelt made in response to the Pearl Harbor attack, Citation 2
There is no saying when FDR first thought of the second bill of rights, but the event that took part of when it was released was the bombing of pearl harbor. If Pearl Harbor had not been bombed, FDR wouldn't have had to worry about the United States being part of the war. This delayed the second bill of rights creation and release, but in the end was probably much more beneficial for the world. In his 1944 inauguration speech Roosevelt said that he would start the work on the second bill of rights after the war was over. There was no way that he could know exactly when the war would be over, but as we now know he was already working hard on the second bill of rights before the wars end.
The first pat of the speech introducing the new deal, Citation 3
Another thing that led up to the war was the economic state of the country. The United States had a horrible economy, and a somewhat high unemployment rate. This is why Roosevelt made the new deal. The new deal protected a lot of wildlife as well as gave jobs to many people, which stimulated the economy. This was the first step, or a preview of that the second bill of rights would cover. The new deal helped many people, and gave jobs, but the second bill of rights would later broaden the range of helping the United States citizens. It is largely believed that FDR had thought of the second bill of rights by the time he released the new deal, but thought it more beneficial to release a part of the bill that would help the most at that time.
1: Lisi, Nicholas. "FDR Inauguration 1933." The Post-Standard. 14 Jan. 2009. Web. 01 June 2012. <http://photos.syracuse.com/post-standard/2009/01/fdr_inauguration_1933.html>.
2: Roosevelt, Franklin D. "Pearl Harbor." FDR's "Day of Infamy Speech" 14 June 2004. Web. 31 May 2012. <http://library.umkc.edu/spec-col/ww2/pearlharbor/fdr-speech.htm>.
3: Roosevelt, Franklin D. "The New Deal." A Speech Delivered by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Web. 31 May 2012. <http://www.danaroc.com/guests_fdr_021609.html>.
2: Roosevelt, Franklin D. "Pearl Harbor." FDR's "Day of Infamy Speech" 14 June 2004. Web. 31 May 2012. <http://library.umkc.edu/spec-col/ww2/pearlharbor/fdr-speech.htm>.
3: Roosevelt, Franklin D. "The New Deal." A Speech Delivered by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Web. 31 May 2012. <http://www.danaroc.com/guests_fdr_021609.html>.