President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who...
President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who led this country through the Great Depression and World War II, was surrounded by his cabinet, corporation presidents, military men, and other advisors. But there was one person who was his closest advisor, one man the president could turn to in times of crisis, one who could walk into the oval office unannounced, any time of day or night. That man was Harry Hopkins. The president was once asked why he relied so heavily on the advice of this rather frail man from Iowa. There were others who were better educated, more cultured, more worldly than Hopkins.
