Franklin Delano Roosevelt was a great president, and definitly in the top three that the United States have ever seen. FDR was by nature and by character a true leader and a very charismatic icon, although he made mistakes he by-in-large had a positive effect on his country, the mistakes will not be remembered in history as much as his triumphs, after all he was like the rest of us, only human. However,I will be more then willing to agree that much of FDR's legacy as one of the potentially "Greatest Presidents in US History" was strictly dependant on the time period in which he was in office. FDR lead the country through the Great Depression, was part of the victorious "Big 3" Allied powers of WW2, and although wasn't there to see the end of it, had a great part in why we defeated the Third Reich and ended the dangerous fashism and imperialism going on at the time. Whatever you personal opinion on FDR's profile was there is one thing that cannot be denied, he had a huge impact on modern history and that alone, nevermind good or bad, is merit enough that he is seen as a major player and an American Legend.