The Geographic President: Franklin D. Roosevelt as a Geographic Thinker and Communicator

Abstract

President Franklin D. Roosevelt's geographic presidency offers important lessons for how leaders can be effective thinkers, bureaucratic organizers, and public communicators. FDR employed geography as a tool in three ways: to support his own critical thinking, to help coordinate strategy and policy among his advisors and allies, and to build public support. In an era where military service is increasingly rare among presidential candidates, FDRs use of geography is instructive for how lifelong civilians participate in the formulation of strategy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2019
Accession Number
AD1077938

Entities

People

  • Andrew Rhodes

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Doctrine
  • Europe
  • Geography
  • Globalization
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Military Operations
  • Military Training
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Recreation
  • Second World War
  • South America
  • Supreme Court
  • Thinking
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Universities
  • War
  • War Colleges
  • War Games

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Strategic Security Studies