Friedman was initially unable to find academic employment, so in 1935 he followed his friend W. Allen Wallis to Washington, D.C., where Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal was "a lifesaver" for many young economists.
Friedman u početku nije mogao naći akademsko zaposlenje, tako da je godine 1935. slijedio svog prijatelja W. Allena Wallisa u Washingtonu, gdje je Franklin D. Roosevelt u New Deal je bio "spasitelj" za mnoge mlade ekonomiste.