and i found out that he was a very complicated than to kid nobody saw that more clearly than frances perkins who was one of the under recognized people in american life. the first cabinet member in the united states, secretary of labor had known fdr for 30 years by the time 1940 came around. franklin roosevelt wasn't a simple man. that quality of simplicity which we like to think marks the great and noble laws and his yet he was the most complicated human being i of her new to it and out of this nature their spring much of the drive which brought achievement. it made it possible for him to have insights and imagination and to the most varied human experiences and this he applied to the social geographical economic and strategic circumstances thrust upon him at the responsibilities. so thousands of books have been written. why do we need another one? you're here to find out and i am here to tell you. almost everything has been written about either the new deal or the war. there's nothing written about the connective tissue between those ethical achievements and i have been trying very hard to