By the end of the book as FDR and LaGuardia end their time in office you can see that it is an end of an era like no other in history. It was amazing to see how politicians can set politics aside for the good of the people. While it’s easy to romanticize all the progress that was made during this era I think it’s important to keep in mind that both men were very power hungry. The fact that they were able to cast aside party politics was only possible because of the time period and they wouldn’t have done it if it sunk their political careers. Both tried to stay in office longer then normal using the political capitol they’d built during the New Deal and while FDR was able to stay in power till the end, New York City and LaGuardia didn’t benefit from the war which eventually ended his career.