Lessons_NN2 Barack_VV0 Obama_NP1 Can_VM Learn_VV0 From_II FDR_NP1 and_CC the_AT Hundred_NNO Days_NNT2 Franklin_NP1 D._NP1 Roosevelt_NP1 's_GE first_MD 100_MC days_NNT2 in_II office_NN1 are_VBR famous_JJ for_IF the_AT remarkable_JJ whirl_NN1 of_IO activity_NN1 that_CST launched_VVD the_AT New_JJ Deal_NN1 ,_, starting_VVG with_IW his_APPGE exhortation_NN1 that_CST "_" the_AT only_JJ thing_NN1 we_PPIS2 have_VH0 to_TO fear_VVI is_VBZ fear_NN1 itself_PPX1 ._. "_" 
In_II his_APPGE new_JJ book_NN1 ,_, Nothing_PN1 to_II Fear_NN1 :_: FDR_NP1 's_GE Inner_JJ Circleand_NP1 the_AT Hundred_NNO Days_NNT2 That_CST Created_VVD Modern_JJ America_NP1 ,_, Adam_NP1 Cohen_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 member_NN1 of_IO the_AT New_NP1 York_NP1 Times_NNT2 's_GE editorial_JJ board_NN1 ,_, focuses_VVZ on_II five_MC key_JJ aides_NN2 who_PNQS helped_VVD Roosevelt_NP1 shape_VVI that_DD1 critical_JJ period_NN1 ._. 
Cohen_NP1 chatted_VVD with_IW U.S._NP1 News_NN1 about_II how_RRQ the_AT lessons_NN2 of_IO FDR_NP1 and_CC his_APPGE first_MD 100_MC days_NNT2 apply_VV0 to_II the_AT Obama_NP1 administration_NN1 ._. 
Excerpts_NN2 :_: If_CS you_PPY could_VM tell_VVI Barack_NP1 Obama_NP1 why_RRQ he_PPHS1 should_VM read_VVI your_APPGE book_NN1 ,_, what_DDQ would_VM you_PPY say_VVI ?_? 
The_AT "_" Hundred_NNO Days_NNT2 "_" really_RR are_VBR a_AT1 moment_NN1 with_IW extraordinary_JJ parallel_NN1 to_II today_RT :_: the_AT dire_JJ state_NN1 of_IO the_AT economy_NN1 ,_, the_AT fact_NN1 that_CST unemployment_NN1 is_VBZ such_DA a_AT1 large_JJ concern_NN1 ,_, the_AT weakness_NN1 of_IO the_AT banking_NN1 industry_NN1 ,_, the_AT essential_JJ pessimism_NN1 among_II the_AT people_NN ._. 
And_CC then_RT FDR_NP1 's_GE response_NN1 ,_, as_CSA I_PPIS1 describe_VV0 in_II the_AT book_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ such_DA an_AT1 effective_JJ one_PN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 promised_VVD in_II his_APPGE inaugural_JJ address_NN1 "_" action_NN1 and_CC action_NN1 now_RT ,_, "_" and_CC he_PPHS1 came_VVD through_RP on_II that_DD1 with_IW 15_MC major_JJ bills_NN2 that_CST really_RR created_VVN a_AT1 whole_JJ system_NN1 for_IF dealing_VVG with_IW the_AT Great_JJ Depression_NN1 ._. 
So_RR it_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 parallel_JJ situation_NN1 ,_, and_CC FDR_NP1 came_VVD up_RP with_IW some_DD very_RG good_JJ answers_NN2 to_II it_PPH1 ._. 
A_AT1 very_RG important_JJ part_NN1 of_IO FDR_NP1 's_GE response_NN1 was_VBDZ boldness_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 really_RR was_VBDZ willing_JJ to_TO throw_VVI caution_NN1 to_II the_AT wind_NN1 to_TO deal_VVI with_IW the_AT problem_NN1 ._. 
And_CC I_PPIS1 think_VV0 that_DD1 's_VBZ a_AT1 very_RG important_JJ thing_NN1 right_RR now_RT because_CS ,_, as_CSA Obama_NP1 tries_VVZ to_TO figure_VVI out_RP how_RGQ big_JJ a_AT1 stimulus_NN1 package_NN1 and_CC how_RRQ to_TO spend_VVI the_AT money_NN1 there_EX 's_VBZ a_AT1 debate_NN1 among_II those_DD2 who_PNQS say_VV0 be_VBI a_RR21 little_RR22 cautious_JJ and_CC incredibly_RR bold_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 think_VV0 FDR_NP1 's_GE message_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 the_AT Hundred_NNO Days_NNT2 would_VM be_VBI to_TO go_VVI for_IF boldness_NN1 ._. 
What_DDQ will_VM surprise_VVI readers_NN2 about_II this_DD1 book_NN1 ?_? 
One_MC1 ,_, that_CST people_NN think_VV0 of_IO the_AT Hundred_NNO Days_NNT2 and_CC of_IO the_AT New_JJ Deal_NN1 as_CSA being_VBG FDR_NP1 's_GE program_NN1 and_CC being_VBG a_AT1 well-planned-out_NN1 idea_NN1 ._. 
What_DDQ 's_VBZ interesting_JJ to_TO know_VVI is_VBZ that_CST FDR_NP1 did_VDD not_XX come_VVI into_II office_NN1 with_IW the_AT New_JJ Deal_NN1 described_VVN in_II any_DD way_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ undefined_JJ ._. 
And_CC he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX support_VVI a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO those_DD2 things_NN2 in_II the_AT beginning_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 came_VVD into_II office_NN1 actually_RR opposing_JJ public_NN1 works_VVZ on_II any_DD large_JJ scale_NN1 ._. 
So_RR FDR_NP1 felt_VVD his_APPGE way_NN1 to_II what_DDQ we_PPIS2 now_RT think_VV0 of_IO as_CSA the_AT New_JJ Deal_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX something_PN1 he_PPHS1 came_VVD into_II office_NN1 with_IW ._. 
The_AT second_MD thing_NN1 is_VBZ that_CST if_CS people_NN do_VD0 think_VVI of_IO the_AT New_JJ Deal_NN1 as_CSA Roosevelt_NP1 's_GE ,_, one_MC1 of_IO the_AT important_JJ pieces_NN2 of_IO my_APPGE book_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT degree_NN1 to_II which_DDQ it_PPH1 is_VBZ really_RR developed_VVN by_II his_APPGE inner_JJ circle_NN1 and_CC he_PPHS1 often_RR had_VHN to_TO be_VBI pulled_VVN reluctantly_RR in_II the_AT direction_NN1 that_CST some_DD of_IO these_DD2 people_NN wanted_VVD to_TO go_VVI ._. 
You_PPY paint_VV0 nice_JJ portraits_NN2 of_IO them_PPHO2 ._. 
Could_VM that_DD1 kind_NN1 of_IO inner_JJ circle_NN1 function_NN1 the_AT same_DA today_RT ?_? 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ harder_JJR now_RT ._. 
One_MC1 thing_NN1 one_PN1 is_VBZ struck_VVN by_II reading_VVG about_II the_AT 1930s_MC2 in_II Washington_NP1 is_VBZ just_RR what_DDQ a_AT1 small_JJ world_NN1 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ and_CC what_DDQ a_AT1 small_JJ world_NN1 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ even_RR in_II the_AT White_NP1 House_NN1 ._. 
Washington_NP1 's_GE become_VV0 so_RG much_DA1 more_DAR complicated_JJ now_RT ._. 
The_AT simplicity_NN1 of_IO what_DDQ happened_VVD in_II the_AT Hundred_NNO Days_NNT2 was_VBDZ one_MC1 of_IO its_APPGE many_DA2 charms_NN2 ._. 
If_CS it_PPH1 had_VHD emerged_VVN that_CST FDR_NP1 Treasury_NN1 Secretary_NN1 William_NP1 Woodin_NP1 had_VHD failed_VVN to_TO pay_VVI taxes_NN2 ,_, would_VM it_PPH1 have_VHI been_VBN a_AT1 problem_NN1 ?_? 
No_UH ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ part_NN1 of_IO the_AT big_JJ change_NN1 in_II the_AT Washington_NP1 culture_NN1 --_NN1 the_AT degree_NN1 to_II which_DDQ the_AT media_NN and_CC everyone_PN1 else_RR just_RR go_VV0 over_RP everything_PN1 with_IW a_AT1 fine-tooth_JJ comb_NN1 ._. 
The_AT hungry_JJ beast_NN1 of_IO cable_NN1 news_NN1 has_VHZ to_TO be_VBI fed_VVN every_AT1 minute_NNT1 ._. 
It_PPH1 leads_VVZ to_II a_AT1 sort_NN1 of_IO hyperinspection_NN1 of_IO everything_PN1 ._. 
There_EX are_VBR some_DD very_RG powerful_JJ analogies_NN2 and_CC similarities_NN2 between_II the_AT two_MC men_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 both_DB2 ran_VVD against_II an_AT1 unpopular_JJ Republican_NN1 Party_NN1 and_CC ,_, as_II times_NNT2 got_VVD hard_RR ,_, promised_VVD to_TO be_VBI much_RR more_RGR interventionist_JJ than_CSN activist_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR both_RR incredibly_RR charismatic_JJ figures_NN2 ;_; they_PPHS2 ran_VVD on_II a_AT1 promise_NN1 of_IO hope_NN1 and_CC taking_VVG bold_JJ action_NN1 ;_; they_PPHS2 're_VBR both_RR great_JJ communicators_NN2 ;_; and_CC also_RR they_PPHS2 have_VH0 similar_JJ skills_NN2 of_IO reaching_VVG out_RP to_II a_AT1 broad_JJ coalition_NN1 ._. 
Neither_DD1 one_PN1 ran_VVD as_CSA ideologues_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR each_DD1 trying_VVG to_TO bring_VVI Republicans_NN2 and_CC other_JJ stray_JJ elements_NN2 into_II the_AT coalition_NN1 they_PPHS2 were_VBDR building_VVG ._. 
And_CC I_PPIS1 think_VV0 as_CSA Obama_NP1 takes_VVZ office_NN1 ,_, there_EX 's_VBZ also_RR a_AT1 sense_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 intends_VVZ to_TO be_VBI very_RG pragmatic_JJ ,_, almost_RR to_TO follow_VVI FDR_NP1 's_GE edict_NN1 of_IO experimentation_NN1 --_NN1 try_VV0 something_PN1 and_CC ,_, if_CS it_PPH1 does_VDZ n't_XX work_VVI ,_, try_VV0 something_PN1 else_RR ._. 
So_RR I_PPIS1 think_VV0 it_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 very_RG apt_JJ analogy_NN1 between_II the_AT two_MC men_NN2 and_CC a_AT1 good_JJ one_PN1 because_CS we_PPIS2 sort_RR21 of_RR22 need_VV0 an_AT1 FDR_NP1 figure_VVI right_RR now_RT ._. 
One_MC1 thing_NN1 that_CST people_NN who_PNQS write_VV0 history_NN1 would_VM like_VVI to_TO think_VVI is_VBZ that_CST we_PPIS2 can_VM learn_VVI from_II history_NN1 ,_, that_CST it_PPH1 can_VM have_VHI an_AT1 impact_NN1 on_II current_JJ times_NNT2 ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 's_VBZ just_RR very_RG exciting_JJ to_TO have_VHI a_AT1 president_NN1 who_PNQS so_RR clearly_RR does_VDZ read_VVI history_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS quotes_VVZ history_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS talks_VVZ about_II history_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS really_RR seems_VVZ to_TO be_VBI trying_VVG to_TO let_VVI the_AT actions_NN2 of_IO great_JJ Americans_NN2 in_II the_AT past_JJ shape_NN1 what_DDQ he_PPHS1 does_VDZ ._. 
So_RR that_DD1 makes_VVZ it_PPH1 an_AT1 exciting_JJ moment_NN1 for_IF people_NN who_PNQS care_VV0 about_II history_NN1 ,_, because_CS I_PPIS1 think_VV0 history_NN1 is_VBZ going_VVGK to_TO have_VHI an_AT1 influence_NN1 on_II what_DDQ happens_VVZ in_II the_AT Obama_NP1 administration_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 think_VV0 that_DD1 's_VBZ a_AT1 great_JJ thing_NN1 ._. 
