In this sense, "the Hoover administration was accused of being the "greatest spending Administration in peace times in all of our history." It had "piled bureau on bureau, commission on commission..." At the same time Hoover was condemned for the modesty of his relief efforts" (Abbot, 1990, 22). Still, once he reached the President's office he dwelt on the need for the U.S. To recover and created the New Deal, a program that would ensure the recovery of the economy as well as that of the population. These discussions however made him one of the most popular presidents of the history of the U.S. especially taking into account the fact that at the moment of Roosevelt's election, there were over 13 million unemployed (Abbot, 1990, 4). Concerning the reconstruction of the country, he introduced measures which were considered at the time to be of socialist nature. However, despite the general opposition he went forward with them because he believed in the power of his conviction and in the benefits the New Deal would bring for the national economy as well as for the citizens of the United States.

Winning the war and the emergence of a new peace would prove to be the most challenging and health consuming of all its endeavors as president of the United States. He proved to be a world leader at the moment of the meetings with Churchill and Stalin in order to establish the new equilibrium of power. Most importantly however, he knew when to enter a war in order to win it (Abbot, 1990). From this point-of-view, he accepted the advice of his counselors and offered the image of a diplomacy which followed the national interest in the first place.

The greatest challenge can be considered to be the establishment of peace. This is not necessarily from the point-of-view of the end of the hostilities, but rather from that...

In this sense, Roosevelt tried along with his team to build a consensus around the idea of the United Nations as a global organization that would ensure peace and security for the decades to come. The engagement of the U.S. In the United Nations was considered a success for President Roosevelt as well as for his administration (Abbot, 1990).
His legacy is beyond dispute. He managed to bring a country out of poverty and social despair. He succeeded in giving back to the Presidential Administration the popular trust and the belief in the federal government. He was the president which brought the United States in front of the Allied Forces and led them to victory. Despite the fact that in the last months of the war, Truman was the one in charge, given the fact that he was not prepared to take such a position, Roosevelt's legacy and insight proved to be crucial for the ending of the war. Finally, Roosevelt was the one to offer Americans the belief in a better world through the United Nations. He avoided the failure of Woodrow Wilson and succeeded in rallying the support for the UN project and the San Francisco conference.

One of the most important aspects of leadership which the personality and position of Roosevelt pointed out was the determination and the desire to go against all odds. Although he suffered from serious health problems, despite the fact that the challenges he faced were like none seen before, he managed to surpass them and lead his country close to victory.

Bibliography

Abbott, Philip. The Exemplary Presidency: Franklin D. Roosevelt and the American Political Tradition. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press.. 1990.

Schlesinger, Stephen. Act of Creation. The Founding of the United Nations. Colorado: Westview, 2003.