10 Elections That Changed America
Sure, the outcome is remarkable. But how will the '08 campaign hold up to history? Can any President shape a country like Lincoln? Save the U.S. like F.D.R.? From Washington to (surprise?) McKinley to Bush 43, these winners left an indelible legacy.
— By Jackson Dykman and Sean Gregory
In the most important election of the 20th century, Franklin Roosevelt's landslide win over President Herbert Hoover repudiated the prevailing conservative economic policies and set the stage for the New Deal initiatives that would start to lift the country out of the Great Depression. An alphabet soup of new agencies, including the Works Progress Administration (wpa) and the Tennessee Valley Authority (tva), boosted employment. Roosevelt's fireside chats — go ahead, call it spin — showcased his leadership and popularity. They would be sorely needed. The four-term President was vital to the Allied victory in World War II.
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