Critical Thinking Questions   Home       If you'd like to print out this page, click the Print button above. Alternatively, you may click the printer icon on your browser's toolbar, or choose File>Print from the menu.     Roosevelt's personal charm was his greatest political asset, and it served him well in the election campaign of 1936, on which this ceremony was an early start. What do you see in this film that shows Roosevelt's personal charm? The Mark Twain Memorial Bridge was a public works project. What were the goals of such projects in theory, and in application for future development? What did such a grand project, as this Memorial Bridge, mean to the towns, counties, and states involved in its construction and administration? The background information states that "Presidential campaigns traditionally started in early September, on Labor Day, and no self-respecting candidate would be seen actively campaigning before that day." What does this timeline suggest about the customs of that time with regard to political campaigning? Does this timeline differ from today's election campaigns for the presidency?