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It is good company to be in when the book says only that FDR can claim a "comparable record of legislative success." His reforms affected so many aspects of our country - healthcare, economy, education, poverty, environment, immigration. It's unfortunate that his image even needs rehabilitation.

"By August 1967 LBJ's rating had fallen below 40%, and his unpopularity was so acute that he had to virtually give up traveling around the country because his personal safety could not be guaranteed."

The constant changing back-and-forth calling Bobby Kennedy either Bob and Robert often makes the author sound like he's talking about different people. But he always says "the president's brother Bob" or "his brother Robert" and it gets confusing because it seems like he's talking about different people