"The place that a great man holds in history, it has been said, is largely determined by the manner in which he makes his exit from the stage. The same could be said for his entrance."

"Roosevelt demonstrated the ultimate capacity to dominate and control a supreme emergency, which is the rarest and most valuable characteristic of any statesman."

I have always been interested in learning more about two US presidents - Abraham Lincoln and Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR). FDR is the only President of the United States to have served four consecutive terms. What did he do differently that made his impact so significant that people voted for him four times, each time with strong popular support?

"Roosevelt was businesslike, serene, cheerful grave, tireless, confident."

This 2-part biography by James MacGregor Burns has been on my reading list for several years. Overall, the first book answers most of my questions, and shows that FDR was remarkably human and normal - there was nothing magical or extraordinary about him.

"Probably no American politician has given so many speeches that were essentially sermons rather than statements of policy."

The book is interesting but reads more as an academic text, which makes it valuable for students and those aspiring to careers in politics and political science. It serves as a useful resource for understanding political leadership. However, there is little mention of FDR's personal life, and Eleanor Roosevelt mostly remains in the background.

"Early in 1942, Roosevelt authorized the military to uproot thousands of Japanese-Americans on the West Coast and relocate them in concentration camps in the interior."

I did not understand what was the need for this 👆🏻

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"He would use the tricks of the fox to serve the purposes of the lion."

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"All that is within me cries out to go back to my home on the Hudson River."

[Hudson River, Hyde Park, NY. wanderfilledlife.com/hyde-park.]

"The place that a great man holds in history, it has been said, is largely determined by the manner in which he makes his exit from the stage. The same could be said for his entrance."

"Roosevelt demonstrated the ultimate capacity to dominate and control a supreme emergency, which is the rarest and most valuable characteristic of any statesman."

I have always been interested in learning more about two US presidents - Abraham Lincoln and Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR). FDR is the only President of the United States to have served four consecutive terms. What did he do differently that made his impact so significant that people voted for him four times, each time with strong popular support?

"Roosevelt was businesslike, serene, cheerful grave, tireless, confident."

This 2-part biography by James MacGregor Burns has been on my reading list for several years. Overall, the first book answers most of my questions, and shows that FDR was remarkably human and normal - there was nothing magical or extraordinary about him.

"Probably no American politician has given so many speeches that were essentially sermons rather than statements of policy."

The book is interesting but reads more as an academic text, which makes it valuable for students and those aspiring to careers in politics and political science. It serves as a useful resource for understanding political leadership. However, there is little mention of FDR's personal life, and Eleanor Roosevelt mostly remains in the background.

"Early in 1942, Roosevelt authorized the military to uproot thousands of Japanese-Americans on the West Coast and relocate them in concentration camps in the interior."

I did not understand what was the need for this 👆🏻

〰

"He would use the tricks of the fox to serve the purposes of the lion."

〰

"All that is within me cries out to go back to my home on the Hudson River."

[Hudson River, Hyde Park, NY. wanderfilledlife.com/hyde-park.]