Franklin D. Roosevelt: The Great Leader

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Derrick Roque
Mr. Saleeba
English 4
13 March, 2018 The Great Leader
How can one man have so much power? How can one man strive for success? How can a man change a whole country overnight? Well, Franklin D. Roosevelt made all that possible. Franklin D. Roosevelt was a strong, brilliant, and effective leader. He was the 32nd president of the United States of America. The majority of people admired FDR for his self-confidence, his committed to public service, FDR had a strong character, he had a clear vision of the nation , and he had the political skills to get his vision
+the drawing board when there was a problem that needed to be addressed. . FDR had the charisma to connect with large numbers of the American people. …show more content…

Through such legislation as the National Industrial Recovery Act, National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act), Fair Labor Standards Act, Securities Act, and Social Security Act — an alphabet soup of programs, as detractors put it — FDR tried to wrestle industrial capitalism to the ground. His aim was to expand security in American culture and reduce insecurity in modern life. The Depression showed that not enough people felt secure in their homes, secure at their jobs, secure in the marketplace, secure through the life cycle”. (hauensteincenter) “Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort”. (Franklin D. Roosevelt) “Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country”. (Franklin D. Roosevelt) The tone of this man’s voice left a message. The quotes he said had impacted people’s lives. If you search up Franklin D. Roosevelt, you get “Great leader” or “The man that changed America”. He wanted to make the world a better place. He enjoyed dealing with people; it invigorated him. He loved being the center of attention and being looked up to. He had the requisite skills in administration, negotiation and strategizing. He was independently wealthy, so he could devote his full time to the pursuit of public …show more content…

Prior to then, he had the reputation of being a lightweight. To some degree that was probably unfair, but before polio, FDR had lived something of a charmed life. Wealthy, socially at ease, well-connected, he had advanced to a sub-cabinet job and run for Vice-President as a relatively young man. Polio forced him to face something that took grit to manage. On the other side, he developed not only empathy, which another answerer mentioned, but also the understanding that if he could get through polio, he could probably deal with anything. It gave him strength, courage and a powerful will. Like all of us, he had his weaknesses and character flaws. He made his share of mistakes. But he was the right person at the right time for two of this country's major crises. In his book Diplomacy, Henry Kissinger took on some of FDR's flaws and mistakes, but he also wrote that every free man and woman on the planet owed a tremendous debt to Franklin Roosevelt for his part in saving the world from Hitler and restoring confidence in democratic governance. That's not too far off, in my opinion. FDR is the best leader in my opinion. He led the U.S out of the Great Depression, he helped shaped the U.S, and he got the U.S out of the World War 2. By the time he left office (President), the United States had become a strong nation, able and willing to exert its influence around the globe. It was a nation of

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