The book is dedicated to one of the greatest statesmen and political figures of the 20th century, who largely determined the appearance of the modern era. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected President of the United States of America during the difficult period of the Great Depression, and he managed not only to overcome the crisis - he restored Americans’ faith in their own strength and turned his country into a world leader. In the book of a famous scientist, professor, who worked for many years at the Institute USA and Canada Nikolai Nikolayevich Yakovlev - the author of political bestsellers - the extraordinary personal qualities of Roosevelt are revealed, the eventful life of this outstanding man is shown. The reliability and completeness of the factual material is combined with a deep psychological analysis of the president’s inner world and the atmosphere in his environment. Roosevelt's reform activities and the New Deal he developed provide a historical example of solving complex problems similar to those that are now facing Russia.