FDR's first term relied on top-down vision without sufficient buy-in, and he corrected course by bringing an anti-monopoly agenda to the second term, generating necessary political support—this shows that even transformative leadership must eventually engage constituencies and power concerns.
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Zephyr TeachoutEvidence Quote
“for FDR in the first term, it was more of a top-down vision...he found it didn't work...he needed to bring an anti- monopoly agenda [6:47]”
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