Peter Seeger, also known as Pete Seeger, - an individual, musician, author and activist, helped change history by writing and singing songs , participating in anti-war marches and fighting for the nation in combat. Pete wrote and sang folk songs relating to the stories of everyday life. His childhood was very cold and kept him very alone. He later dropped out of Harvard and wanted to become an observer of all public affairs. He supported himself by painting farms, playing his banjo, becoming a porter, and singing folk songs in a bar. The 1930s through the 1970s were a time of economic struggle, government reform, war, and environmental reform. Seeger's folk songs encouraged and engaged the people of the United States during the labor movement, the Civil War, the Vietnam War, and environmental changes. In the 1930s, the economy was in turmoil due to the stock market crash of 1929. The unemployment rate in the United States peaked at twenty-five percent between 1932 and 1933. It was very difficult for Pete to find a job.1 More than ten million citizens were unemployed. Verse after verse, "Talking Union" described how to start a union: handing out leaflets, calling meetings, resisting the boss's attempts to derail those efforts because "he's a bastard, an unjust slave driver." I bet he beats his people.” marry. » On March 2, 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt took office and pledged to save the economy from danger with a plan called the New Deal. The New Deal was a plan to return the economy to its normal state. He pledged to use federal power to ensure a more equitable distribution of income and promised "bold experiments" in pursuit of what he called a "New Deal" for Americans.3 Roosevelt said more later, “when the Americans suffered, h.... . middle of paper ......st withdrawal from the war. He wanted to get his song on television, but he faced many obstacles from the sponsor and TV executives due to his ties to communism. HIV was identified as an AIDS-causing virus, leading to an intense worldwide search for a cure from 1981 to 1984. Iran's Contra scandal resulted in an illegal exchange of arms for hostages by the Reagan administration from 1985 to 1986. President Ronald Reagan unveiled the Strategic Defense Initiative, which accelerated the development of missile defenses in the United States in 1983. Gorbachev signed the INF Treaty and withdrew the Soviets from Afghanistan. Seeger wanted to be the man of the people while not wanting commercial success or commercial success. Seeger had a good reputation in the music industry, among both urban and rural populations in the United States. Time Magazine mentioned him as the patriarch of folk songs..