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FDR and the transformation of the American presidency. Cunningham examines how Roosevelt expanded the federal government, created the modern welfare state, led America through WWII, and fundamentally redefined the relationship between citizens and their government.
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FDR's paralysis from polio at age 39 transformed him from a privileged patrician into a leader capable of genuine empathy with suffering. His personal catastrophe reshaped his political character.
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