Roosevelt’s second act

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Except for Abraham Lincoln, no American president has been subjected to more examination than Franklin Delano Roosevelt. That is not surprising, given that FDR commanded the extraordinary occasions of his time as completely as Lincoln had those of his own. The thing that matters is that Roosevelt had a direct role in forming the nation as well as the world that succeeded him. Just as there are with Lincoln, there are a large number of books on Roosevelt. For what reason do we need another one? This book responds to that question. Almost everything expounded on the Roosevelt administration has concentrated on the New Deal of his initial two terms or his leadership during the world war of his third and fourth terms. Next to no has been expounded on the period, and particularly the political race, that connects these two epochal accomplishments. None has looked to reveal in detail what lay behind Roosevelt’s choice to rely on an extraordinary third term or endeavored to use FDR’s groundbreaking choice as its essential core interest.