Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt changed America with a government on the side of the people that put Americans back to work and inspired confidence that the nation could overcome the Great Depression. This is the story of their progressive legacy that began when Franklin Roosevelt was Governor of New York as the Great Depression struck and upended life for most Americans. It was during the era of Prohibition, speakeasies, flappers and the new medium of radio in the Roaring Twenties. It was a time when, as Governor, Roosevelt tried new programs that became the New Deal that transformed America. His warm, easily relatable, voice heard on the radio for the first time created a bond of trust with the public that inspired confidence at a time of great fear. The programs, policies and ideals of the Roosevelts have shaped every presidential administration in the eight decades that have followed and their ideals have continued to influence government in Albany and Washington. Their legacy has endured and become valued again during the Great Recession, the global coronavirus pandemic and resulting social and economic crises of the 21st century.