Throughout Frederick Delano Roosevelt's prestigious career as president, he made huge contributions to the United States socially and economically through many trials and tribulations in both his political and personal life. Early on in his presidency he was forced to deal with a massive depression and later on, a World War, all while battling Polio. Roosevelt stepped up where most men would have folded in the time of depression, as Roosevelt through a number of …showed first 75 words of 3364 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3364 total…quickly faced with the task of rebounding a state's economy and later during his presidential years one of the most tragic wars in history. Through all this while dealing with Polio Franklin Delano Roosevelt truly has proved himself to be one of the greatest men in American History. Bibliography Freedman, Russel. Franklin Delano Roosevelt. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1990 Gunther, John. Roosevelt in Perspective. London: Trinity Press, 1959 Nash, Gerald. Great Lives Observed. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1967