As I listened to Fred Dicker ( advertised as; State politics with an unbiased voice. Fred gives a thorough and unbiased look into the world of New York politics each weekday morning) gush about FDR on WROW, I'm glad historians like Ralph Raico have put some pen to paper about some of the qualities of history and FDR that Fred ignores. Apparently 'ol FDR is being invoked by the broadcasters hall of fame in order to shore up some of the funds necessary to complete their tax payer funded multi-million dollar HQ. 
Despite having grandparents who lived in the Depression, we never had the resounding statist lessons of FDR or JFK foisted into our impressionable little heads. In fact my one grandfather always called JFK's dad a rum runner and my grandmother always cackled that my generation would never see a dime of Social Security. I'm hoping to send my checks back if I ever reach that age ( 67 now?). Of particular note is FDR's role in Latin America and his role in the Newport RI naval investigations.