TY - GEN T1 - Roosevelt : the party leader, 1932-1945 A1 - Savage, Sean J., 1964- LA - English PP - Lexington PB - The University Press of Kentucky YR - 2015 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_ocn900344648 AB - FDR -- the wily political opportunist glowing with charismatic charm, a leader venerated and hated with equal vigor -- such is one common notion of a president elected to an unprecedented four terms. But in this first comprehensive study of Roosevelt's leadership of the Democratic party, Sean Savage reveals a different man. He contends that, far from being a mere opportunist, Roosevelt brought to the party a conscious agenda, a longterm strategy of creating a liberal Democracy that would be an enduring majority force in American politics. The roots of Roosevelt's plan for the party ran back to. OP - 244 CN - E807 .S384 2015 SN - 9780813157047 SN - 0813157048 SN - 9780813117553 KW - Roosevelt, Franklin D. : (Franklin Delano), : 1882-1945. KW - Roosevelt, Franklin D. : (Franklin Delano), : 1882-1945 KW - Political leadership : United States : History : 20th century. KW - United States : Politics and government : 1933-1945. KW - États-Unis : Politique et gouvernement : 1933-1945. KW - HISTORY : United States : State & Local : General. KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE : Political Process : Political Parties. KW - Political leadership KW - Politics and government KW - United States KW - 1900-1999 KW - History ER -