the nation understood itself as the united states. it had moved from and notion of collective states to one of an actual nation. for fdr the nation and hierarchy in its citizenship were premised on much on the future as much as the present it in his first inaugural he declared the basic thought underlying his policies quote is not narrowly nationalistic. it is the insistence as a first consideration up on the interdependence of various elements. for roosevelt, the entire nation was interconnected but was not there for static and fixed it was always in motion, always developing. it is therefore required constant attention and constant adjustment. the kind of attention that only strong president seeded in a strong central government could give. importantly he understood the nation as already fundamentally united. the various interests that made up the nation were perpetually contesting against one another but they were not a revocable he opposed to one another. he said, quote some people of this is rather land across the seas find it difficult to great effect that our nation sprung from many sources, 130 million strong,

presidents had been prone to argue paternalistically for the validity of specific and clear live demark indicated national hire, a kentucky. fdrssumed the position of spokesman for those at the bottom of the hire, a kerrs and a move that positions the common man atop his let core cal order and still leading the social and political economic orders untouched. roosevelt relied on a form of civic nationalism. of inclusion on the base of commitment to common belief aught than hire, aty and this meant the disenfranchised hat powerful warrants to support them. this became incredibly important following the second world war, as african-americans, women, american indians, among others, all began the arguments and debates that would explode throughout the 1960s and would lead to unsettling the national order in ways roosevelt could not have foreign foreseen and probably would not have endorsed. underroosevelt the national narrative centered on the immigrant experience in weighed that sharpened and defined the national identity as one in which certain positions were presumed to be shared and in that sharing constitute an american public

. >> the issue is when it gets to impairing, a response above and beyond what's expected. >> in 1933 fdr anxiously thought to calm an nation itself. >> reporter: today some experts point to our high-paced high style and feeding this, ushering in a new age of anxiety. >> our expect as are so high now. we can't meet expectations. the gap is what creates anxiety for people. >> reporter: while anxiety disorder are highly treatable, it's estimated only a third of those suffering will actually seek out help. >> while the call is obviously for people to seek out health, lester, the other concern is, frankly, are there a lot of people asking for help who don't warrant it yet. that's part of a real conversation right now. >> it's a shocking number, the number of people diagnosed with it. we have to ask in this case, is that because it's being diagnosed more or happening more. >> we're looking at almost the perfect storm. we've underdiagnosed it in the past. we're overdiagnosing it now more. when people see each other. i'm stressed, i'm stressed more. i'm stressed, too. i have a bigger project. we ramp it up in each other, we have r

i remember reading a george will column back in the 80s says we're all children of fdr now. but wes a nationnk like reagan and we spend like fdr. we are distrustful of big government. of course unless we fall off the cliff and then we need but you figure -- he was a good example. he represented middle-middle people. he would say the democrats can't come home from their constituents and say here's what the hole can do for you. you have poor people with programs, education programs, but the middle-class person what is does the government decide to do and%. and you didn't have to pay to fen, the crit. >> what were the traits? >> well. >> gene, the great irony is that it's too this the entitlement programs that over the next 30, 35 years pose the greatest risk. >> so you ought to be able to make a thing of that and say let's preserve them. let's find a way. >> let's kick go out of medicare. >> high% of bowls say don't touch my met. with the fidelity stock screener, you can try strategies from independent experts and see what criteria they use. such as a 5% yield on dividend-paying stocks. then y

the sober, austere guy, fdr. this is what you need now. >> thank you. jimmy williams, mark simone and guy benson. we appreciate it. i'll be braving the storm and coming to you live from the republican nationalampa, florida all next week. i will have my parkas, green jacket, wellies and duck shoes. that's it for tonight's show. thanks for watching. see you monday from tampa. waterlogged or not. ♪ ♪ i can do anything ♪ i can do anything today ♪ i can go anywhere ♪ i can go anywhere today ♪ la la la la la la la [ male announcer ] dow solutions help millions of people by helping to make gluten free bread that doesn't taste gluten free. together, the elements of science and the human element can solve anything. solutionism. the new optimism. to provide a better benefits package... oahhh! [ male announcer ] it made a big splash with the employees. [ duck yelling ] [ male announcer ] find out more at... [ duck ] aflac! [ male announcer ] ...forbusiness.com. ♪ ha ha! we believe the more you know, the better you trade. so we have ongoing webinars and interactive learning, plus, in-branch seminars at over 500 locations, where our dedicated support teams help you know more so your money can do more. [

fdr. washington set it in motion and he did it brilliantly with judicious decision-making. and his power at appropriate times, this was a marvelous contribution to his nation. jefferson obliterated the effort to craft an american aristocracy and established small government egos as a significant clinical sensibility in america. jackson fostered the mass electorate. there was something percolating in american politics, as he was emerging. the western states, new states were in the property requirements for voting and electing the electors have been elected the president. so voters were sort of inviting into the presidential election process in a way that they have a before and in a way that hamilton didn't want them to be. jackson fostered this and created this and galvanized it with what i call populism. it was dominant, as a result, dominant for 25 years. we all know that link. we can turn the party into an agency of industrialization. it had to be done and controlled and monitored and directed. and the republican party do that. but then over time, the abuses of that system emerged. and teddy roosevelt was the first president who brought forth the political idiom concentrated on cu

the national community -- committee to preserve social security and medicare. caller: we were started by fdr's son. our whole mission is to protect benefits for our members, seniors, and everything we do is focused on protecting benefits. and strengthening the system. we have over 3.5 million members int -- and supporters from all over the country. we are a non-partisan organization. we have about -- have for democrats. 25% are independents and 25% are republicans. our hope is to educate and we have a great website that breaks down the information for folks to understand. these are complex programs. www.ncpssm.org. www.ncpssm.org. host: talk about the health care -- medicare proposals we are hearing so much about and what your groups insist the right way to preserve medicare. guest: first, i want to talk about the proposal that is being put out there by the romney-ryan campaign. this is a very -- this is not a modest change. it is a radical departure from what we have in medicare right now. there is a lot of rhetoric going around. we want people to be educated and understand the issues. first

the national community -- committee to preserve social security and medicare. caller: we were started by fdr'sour whole mission is to protect benefits for our members, seniors, and everything we do is focused on protecting benefits. and strengthening the system. we have over 3.5 million members int -- and supporters from all over the country. we are a non-partisan organization. we have about -- have for democrats. 25% are independents and 25% are republicans. our hope is to educate and we have a great website that breaks down the information for folks to understand. these are complex programs. www.ncpssm.org. www.ncpssm.org. host: talk about the health care -- medicare proposals we are hearing so much about and what your groups insist the right way to preserve medicare. guest: first, i want to talk about the proposal that is being put out there by the romney-ryan campaign. this is a very -- this is not a modest change. it is a radical departure from what we have in medicare right now. there is a lot of rhetoric going around. we want people to be educated and understand the issues. first of all

fdr. >> too much like james polk. just a thought. >> too much like james polk. >> all of these parallels. just a thought. >> the fourth one, 2008, what former member of a democratic nationalrole in the republican convention? >> joe liberman. >> yfs joe liberman speaking? >> because he's crazy. >> we don't do crazy here. >> he broke his word. initially he said he wouldn't speak against the democratic nominee, and then he decided that he had to speak because mccain was a good friend. >> and you remember that mccain wanted to choose lieberman as a running mate and ended up with sarah palin. you get a nerdland sticker. >> i really love this. i really love this question. which former louisiana give nor was a delegate at both a democratic and republican national convention? >> buddy romer. >> yes. >> how did you not get this one, buddy? how is this not you? >> give me the sticker. >> joe is stickering it up. he is nerd landing it up. we have one bonus round. this is a little sort of name that tune. listen to this one. >> and to those correctics so pessimistic about our economy, i say don't be economic girlie men. >> economic girliemen. >> arnold schwarzenegger. i'm giving you t

fdr said it, kennedy said it. this is where we're going four years from now. >> look, in the end, we'll have three national presidentialce for them. >> i can't wait. >> and i think that the candidate who can get beyond the past and even the present to the future will win. >> who's talking about the future? >> i don't hear it yet from either guy. i think the problem with the republicans is they have a challenge which is they want to cut the size of government and that's a very positive general message. it's when you get specific it is always a problem. that's why nobody wants to lay down -- >> what's the president's problem moving forward to say this is where we're going? >> i think he has to talk about how he's going to continue what he he's doing. that's a harder challenge. i think it is because these numbers don't look good. but the fact is, this election's probably going to be decided by three things. the jobless numbers as it progresses right through the last october number. we're going to get it on a friday, right before an election. that's going to have a real power. your people, in and out officially and in the

similar they shed blood for the nation they have a right to citizenship is an important to parallel. but there is no evidence he was asked all interested. >> i am curious fdra cure up with the wealthy of bringing. >> not relatively. >> he was a rich. lot of people of his class started to hate him for the downtrodden. would trigger the idea? he could have not cared. america did not have the instinct that he did. i am curious before it became the greatest. >> there are two answers. there was a combination combined with the experience of polio that allowed him to understand the suffering from the inside out to they will come to him at the time when polio was day tricky dick zzzz yet and it was the poor people who welcomed him that is one answer. political science answer could be more political. cold water david price to nixon. how about that? [laughter] of deal build a coalition? go hunt where the ducks are. the few want to get elected a have no money or resources put to build a political coalition you have big chances african americans were only vote came in the year urban north and only african-americans. >> i don't know if that helps. >> [inaudible] all th