Franklin D. Roosevelt's expansion of presidential authority during the Great Depression is viewed favorably because it was perceived by the public as being exercised for their benefit rather than his

“And you're right, history has looked quite fondly on the powers that he ultimately took, but they look fondly upon them, I think, because they worked. There was an effectiveness about him. And I would also argue that it didn't seem at now at the time, if you go back, some people thought it was a pow”