Discusses the life and presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, with an emphasis on the important decisions he made in that office regarding the American banking system, social security, the Supreme Court, World War II, and the United Nations, among others.
Contents
A country in crisis -- A life of privilege and pain -- The world in 1933 -- Roosevelt's beliefs -- Roosevelt makes decisions -- The FDR style -- Putting and end to fear : the first hundred days -- Fighting for social security -- Packing the Supreme Court -- Trading destroyers for bases -- Seeking a third term -- Creating the United Nations -- A nation mourns.
