In Alan Axelrod's brief interpretation of President Franklin Roosevelt's inaugural address, he touches on some key points about Roosevelt's character. He sees the speech as a direct manifestation of Roosevelt's unique character. His ability to calm a troubled nation with just a few words and the profound steadfastness of American resolve. Axelrod correctly analyzed Roosevelt as a man calm in the face of danger, an exceptional leader, and an eternal realist. President Roosevelt was a level-headed man, and Axelrod's interpretation of the inaugural address shows that this was one of his most dominant traits. When the Great Depression swept across the country like a violent tidal wave, President Roosevelt was there to hold back the raging storm. He was certain that everything would resolve itself. Fear was not Roosevelt's enemy, it was simply a pesky cat. An inconvenience for oneself and others. “Fear is not so much the feeling that accompanies the realization of danger, but a fog that obscures the truth, an interference with how we productively deal with reality.” Roosevelt said in his ...