To juxtapose two great men is to ultimately claim that one is greater than the other and to assert that the other is lesser than his opponent. However, when drawing up a comparison of the two most important, influential, and adored American Presidents, as determined by historians and the American populus alike, one cannot claim that either is the lesser of the other, for they had far too great an impact upon the history books to ever be indicted as inferior by any means. To compare Ronald Reagan and Franklin Delano Roosevelt means to celebrate their tremendous tributes to American society and history. These men both steered America through her most dire straits with the strong hands of a seasoned captain comfortably at the helm of his vessel.
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Both men left the Oval Office knowing that they were leaving America in a much, much better condition than the one in which they had received it. The previous governor of New York and seasoned politician Franklin Delano Roosevelt took the Presidential Office in 1933. He wouldn’t leave office until 1945, when he died in office. The only President to only serve four consecutive terms, Roosevelt’s excellent leadership, his charming character, and his inexhaustible charisma made him one of the greatest men to ever serve as President. From a domestic standpoint, Roosevelt was nothing short of miracle worker. He inherited the office in the midst of the Great Depression and had to rescue America from the recession it had thrown itself into, and put an end to the abysmal economic conditions that plagued most beleaguered Americans: widespread unemployment, rocketing inflation, and an extreme lack of goods. To this, …show more content…
Reagan’s tax cuts for the middle class and his famous “Reaganomics”brilliantly salvaged the American economy from a recession in the 1980s. His domestic policies saw massive reduction in inflation, unemployment fall, and in return, Reagan saw one of the highest approval ratings in history, nearing the levels of Roosevelt. Winning a crushing victory in the electoral college, the most one-sided election in U.S. history, Reagan’s second term, having already set himself up well domestically in his first, he set his eyes on foreign affairs. Reagan’s good-natured character, his charming personality, and his superb diplomatic skills aided him massively here. Determined to bring an end to the hostility between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R., Reagan managed to save America from the looming destruction present in the U.S.S.R., and stopped the Cold War from becoming a Hot War. Much like Roosevelt, Reagan tactfully led the U.S. through a very critical war that had the potential to entirely alter the world, not shying away from a gamble with the absolute highest stakes
Both men left the Oval Office knowing that they were leaving America in a much, much better condition than the one in which they had received it. The previous governor of New York and seasoned politician Franklin Delano Roosevelt took the Presidential Office in 1933. He wouldn’t leave office until 1945, when he died in office. The only President to only serve four consecutive terms, Roosevelt’s excellent leadership, his charming character, and his inexhaustible charisma made him one of the greatest men to ever serve as President. From a domestic standpoint, Roosevelt was nothing short of miracle worker. He inherited the office in the midst of the Great Depression and had to rescue America from the recession it had thrown itself into, and put an end to the abysmal economic conditions that plagued most beleaguered Americans: widespread unemployment, rocketing inflation, and an extreme lack of goods. To this, …show more content…
Reagan’s tax cuts for the middle class and his famous “Reaganomics”brilliantly salvaged the American economy from a recession in the 1980s. His domestic policies saw massive reduction in inflation, unemployment fall, and in return, Reagan saw one of the highest approval ratings in history, nearing the levels of Roosevelt. Winning a crushing victory in the electoral college, the most one-sided election in U.S. history, Reagan’s second term, having already set himself up well domestically in his first, he set his eyes on foreign affairs. Reagan’s good-natured character, his charming personality, and his superb diplomatic skills aided him massively here. Determined to bring an end to the hostility between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R., Reagan managed to save America from the looming destruction present in the U.S.S.R., and stopped the Cold War from becoming a Hot War. Much like Roosevelt, Reagan tactfully led the U.S. through a very critical war that had the potential to entirely alter the world, not shying away from a gamble with the absolute highest stakes