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world war ii leadership, and his admirers and critics in this talk from the universities great lives lecture series. this is about an hour, 15 minutes. welcome to today's lecture on franklin d. roosevelt, the man catered by historians the greatest president of the 20th century and even beyond that, throughout all of american history, probably considered in the top three greatest american presidents, along with washington and lincoln. it is an assessment based on the fact that he steered the nation through its two greatest crises of the 20th century, one internally, the great depressi...

world war ii leadership, and his admirers and critics in this talk from the universities great lives lecture series. this is about an hour, 15 minutes. welcome to today's lecture on franklin d. roosevelt, the man catered by historians the greatest president of the 20th century and even beyond that, throughout all of american history, probably considered in the top three greatest american presidents, along with washington and lincoln. it is an assessment based on the fact that he steered the nation through its two greatest crises of the 20th century, one internally, the great depressi...

great lives lecture series. this is about an hour, 15 minutes. welcome to today's lecture on franklin d. roosevelt, the man catered by historians the greatest president of the 20th century and even beyond that, throughout all of american history, probably considered in the top three greatest american presidents, along with washington and lincoln. it is an assessment based on the fact that he steered the nation through its two greatest crises of the 20th century, one internally, the great depression, and one externally, world war ii. now, there has been a long and ongoing debate among...

of the 20th century, one internally, the great depression, and one externally, world war ii. now, there has been a long and ongoing debate among historians as to whether history is influenced by more individuals or by larger social, cultural, and economic forces of the times. well, i think it is of course both of those. but certainly it seems to me that franklin d. roosevelt is a prime example of the significance of an individual's impact on history. true, it was broader social and economic conditions that allowed fdr to become a great leader. but in his case in particular, i believe...

putting together a big public program and the in the is difficult and the best of circumstances and the challenge is of bringing us together and keeping us safe is presenting a million new complications. thank you for everything. you've done make this happen. i'm here tonight to talk about something wonderful. something almost miraculous it marked a radical transformation when it occurred. it was contrary to centuries of what had gone on before when america actually prided itself on being a dog eat dog culture. those were the times of the laissez-faire economy. in those days poverty ...