Franklin D Roosevelt is frequently described as one of the greatest presidents in American history remembered for his leadership during the Great Depression and World War II Antony Sutton challenges this received wisdom presenting a controversial but convincing analysis Based on an extensive study of original documents he concludes that FDR was an elitist who influenced public policy in order to benefit special interests including his own FDR and his Wall Street colleagues were corporate socialists who believed in making society work for their own benefit FDR believed in business but not free market economicsSutton describes the genesis of corporate socialismacquiring monopolies by means of political influencewhich he characterizes as making society work for the few He traces the historical links of the Delano and Roosevelt families to Wall Street as well as FDRs own political networks developed during his early career as a financial speculator and bond dealerThe New Deal nearly