Sooner or later every world leader is called upon to utter wordsthat are supposed to ring with historic import．Some have a moreprofound grasp ofhistory than others．Some just have a better earfor resonant phrases．And some，like Lincoln，Churchill，andFranklin Delano Roosevelt，possess both a quick and deep historicunderstanding and abundant girls of eloquent self-expression．

In business and in life，these principles．among others，directly affect who we are and the way in which weconduct ourselves publicly and privately．Simply，theyare both guidelines for and predictors of success．asthey were for the man who was arguably the greatestAmerican leader of the twentieth century Franklin Delano Roosevelt．

Preface:Another Generation，Another Rendezvous with Destiny

Introduction：FDR：Who He Was, What He Faced, How He Led

THEME ONE：On Purpose and Principle

THEME TWO：On Hard Fact and Hard Responsibility

THEME THREE：On Credibility

THEME FOUR：On Making Contact

THEME FIVE：On Refusing Defeat

THEME SIX：On Plain Speech and Good Talk

THEME SEVEN：On Preparation and Risk

THEME EIGHT：On Change

THEME NINE：On Motivation

THEME TEN：On Making Everyone Count

THEME ELEVEN：On Self-Interest and Self-Sacrifice

THEME TWELVE：On Confidence and Courage

THEME THIRTEEN：On Knowledge and Self-Knowledge

THEME FOURTEEN：On Progress and Prediction

Appendix：An FDR Chronology

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Index