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A 3 page paper which examines whether President FDR was shaping public policy while in office, or following public opinion. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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profound times in American history. He was, in many ways, at the forefront of change as it involved WWII and he is considered by many to have been one of
the greatest Presidents of the nation. However, in relationship to public policy there appears to be some controversy as to whether or not he shaped opinion or followed opinion. The
following paper examines whether or not Roosevelt followed public opinion or shaped it. FDR: Shaping or Following Public Opinion In briefly examining the issue at hand this paper
utilizes one particular book review that offers the opinions of the author of the book and the opinion of the reviewer, which differs and gives more information about the possibilities
when examining Rooesevelt. The book is titled "No Ordinary Time : Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt : The Home Front in World War II (1994)" by Doris Kearns Goodwin. According to
the reviewer this particular work is very sugar-coated as the author seems to envision the Roosevelts as "demi-gods" (BrothersJudd.com). In this book the author indicates that Roosevelt was a
man who understood suffering and essentially left him with an "anxiety to please" (BrothersJudd.com, 2006). If this were the case then one would likely argue that Roosevelt was following public
opinion because he wanted to do what was right for the people, wanted to please the people, and show he sympathized with the people. The reviewer, however, indicates that
much in Roosevelts life indicated he was a liar and a man who was very much out to get what he desired for his own desires. He cheated on his
wife and as a result of this affair he and Eleanor slept in separate rooms in the White House (BrothersJudd.com, 2006). The reviewer indicates that, "In the nation meanwhile, eight
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