Question

my friends:
i want to talk for a few minutes with the people of the united states about banking — to talk with the comparatively few who understand the mechanics of banking, but more particularly with the overwhelming majority of you who use banks for the making of deposits and the drawing of checks.
—franklin d. roosevelt
march 1933
what would you predict the purpose of this speech to be?
to reassure the public that the government is taking action on the banking system problems
to win support for roosevelts reelection
to order americans to support the banking system

Explanation:

The speech is from March 1933, a time of banking crisis. Roosevelt is addressing the public (both those who understand banking mechanics and the majority who use banks for deposits and checks). The tone is to communicate with the people. Ordering (too authoritarian - not in the text's tone). Winning re - election (no mention of re - election in the given text). Reassuring the public that the government is taking action (fits as he is talking to the public about banking, likely to calm their fears as the government would act).

Answer:

to reassure the public that the government is taking action on the banking system problems