This was well before he became president. There he proved that the challenges of making changes in govt, helping people survive was more than he could make poli

This was well before he became president. There he proved that the challenges of making changes in govt, helping people survive was more than he could make politically. I've often wondered why he was such a prisoner of his political environment. In effect the extreme failure of the govt before FDR opened the way for a large political change that could do more extreme changes when FDR and the dems came to power in 1933. It kiiind of resonates with today a bit, doesn't it?