Leader of a nation and a role model for all Franklin D. Roosevelt captured the hearts of those who saw him in his path to glory. Franklin Delano Roosevelt served as President from March 1933 to April 1945, the longest serving time in American history. He may have done more during those twelve years to change American society and politics than anyone else who followed him in an attempt to live up to the standard he worked so hard for. His responses to the challenges he faced made him a defining figure in American history. Through his ability to empathize with his fellow citizens, to show that he cared for them and would do everything he could to help them made Franklin D. Roosevelt the best U.S President.
Elected President in 1932, Americans believed he could combat the Depression than what was already done by former President Hoover. Roosevelt promised a "new deal" and by implementing a variety of innovative policies, FDR was able to pull the United States away from the brink of economic, social, and political disaster. Which would lay the foundation for future stability and prosperity. Under FDR, the American federal government assumed new and powerful roles in the nation's economy. The federal government in 1935 guaranteed unions the right to organize and bargain collectively. Provided in 1935,
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FDR correctly understood that Japan and Germany threatened the United States, which in turn endangered the freedoms Americans enjoyed at home. FDR hoped that the war would produce a more secure and peaceful post-war world, and he became a major proponent of a post-war United Nations, in which the United States would be a leading member. A change had occurred in American foreign relations under FDR. By 1945, the United States had become a global power with global