Social Security Administration
Social Security Online: The Townsend Plan Movement
A comprehensive site that includes information about Townsend and the Townsend Plan, links to the different sections of the text of the Social Security Plan, links to issues of the newsletter that was published by Townsend, editorial...
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Second New Deal
After criticism of the early New Deal programs, Franklin Roosevelt introduced programs that emphasized work rather than relief. Read about the new programs of the Second New Deal.
US National Archives
Nara: Treasures of Congress: Old Age Revolving Pensions
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) provides information about an idea that led to Social Security--Dr. Francis E. Townsend's plan (the Townsend Plan), which allotted monthly stipend for retired elderly. Click on the...