While Franklin Roosevelt waited to assume the presidency, Herbert Hoover tried to get the president-elect to cooperate on long-term solutions to the Depression because
a. he and Roosevelt had similar ideas on programs to combat the hard times.
b. the Hawley-Smoot Tariff was up for immediate renewal.
c. he hoped to bind his successor to an anti-inflationary policy that would make much of the New Deal impossible.
d. he wanted to show how willing he was to cooperate with the political opposition.
e. he hoped to avoid historical blame for failing to address the Depression.
Answer: C