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...FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT...
...Roosevelt was named Person of the Year three times. The first designation was not so much for any accomplishments as for the hope he inspired as the new President of a Depression-ridden nation--and for his determination and courage in overcoming the effects of polio. His subsequent selections, though, more than ratified his initial distinction. In 1934 he was cited for showing the U.S. the way out of "a deep, dark economic hole." And in 1941, during the daunting, early days of World War II, TIME selected F.D.R. because "the country he leads stands for the hopes...
Something he has done very well is use his voice. One of the biggest weapons in the American arsenal during World War II was Roosevelt's extraordinary bond with the American people. He talked to them over the radio. And they very much believed what he said. In Bush's case, his rhetoric obviously is very different from Roosevelt's, but there is that same kind of bond. When Bush talks you feel he is talking from his gut; you don't hear the sound of pollsters and consultants hovering in the background...
Doris Kearns Goodwin AUTHOR OF NO ORDINARY TIME, FRANKLIN AND ELEANOR ROOSEVELT: THE HOME FRONT IN WORLD...
...praise confined to Republicans: "I'm not a Bush fan, I voted for Gore, but clearly President Bush is the Person of the Year." And if some already put him in the presidential pantheon ("His leadership has inspired this country to come together like the leadership of Franklin D. Roosevelt did during the dark days of World II"), most were simply grateful that "an average pol confronted the very difficult situation he found our nation in ... and did a great job"; "he did what many people didn't think he was capable of, lead" and that "a person...