President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was instrumental in his efforts to reshape and rebuild the United States from a struggling state, making his efforts an attachment personal in American history. First of all, Franklin Delano Roosevelt's background consisted of growing up in rural New York. He attended private school, after taking Harvard and Columbia Law courses, paving the way for his future civic duty, according to Faragher, 2009. In 1910, Roosevelt served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy from 1913 to 1920. He was then nominated to become Democratic vice president in 1920. The following year, Roosevelt was diagnosed with polio, enduring a test of personal courage and struggle. In 1928, Roosevelt served two terms as mayor of New York. He improved the city by generating unemployment insurance, providing retirement for the elderly, and establishing a system of tax relief for farmers (Faragher, 2009, p. 668). In Roosevelt's early years, he received the education necessary to become a great leader, undertaking personal projects. political challenges and obstacles, he overcame personal and urban improvements. Roosevelt's challenge would be to lead a nation in trouble. On March 4, 1933, after Roosevelt's inaugural address to the country, many people became afraid and fled to banks to withdraw money from failed banks. As a result, Roosevelt imposed a public holiday on all of the nation's banks in order to avoid further financial difficulties. As a result, Congress focused on passing the Emergency Banking Act. The majority of all banks become fully functional in a short period of time. He also called on Congress to work together sooner rather than later to reach a solution regarding the public... middle of paper... in order to recover from the Great Depression. Other examples, to name a few, are modernized American rural farmland (Faragher, 2009, p.674) and the ability to manage and recover from environmental disaster (Faragher, 2009, p.675). Roosevelt, would later lead America into World War II by defeating Hitler, the Nazi movement in Europe, and the Japanese in the Pacific. Franklin D. Roosevelt was the right person for America during the Great Depression and during World War II. He was a sure, confident leader who brought inspiration and optimism to many Americans during that time and left a mark for other leaders to follow. Roosevelt died in office following a stroke on April 12, 1945. ReferenceFaragher, JM, Buhle, MJ, Czitrom, D. & Armitage, SH (2009). Among Many Others: A History of the American People, Volume II (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall