Commander in Chief Franklin Delano Roosevelt, His Lieutenants, and their War

Franklin D. Roosevelt, as President of the United States of America, held the highest leadership position in this country. What set him apart from other leaders is that he held this office during the most trying times our country faced in this century. He was elected president in 1933 during the Great Depression and remained in office for four consecutive terms until his death in 1945, one month before the end of World War II. His leadership …

…makes others do great things. If he or one of his lieutenants did not rise to the occasion, one must appear to rise. Through reflection of his time, the fact that America came out of the war a great nation cannot be denied. In my estimation, President Roosevelt rose as high as a person can be. Bibliography Larrabee, Eric Commander in Chief: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, His Lieutenants, and Their War. New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1987