Eleanor was a pretty smart woman and served well as first lady. Back then I think folks had alot more respect for the office, no matter who held it. These days, the office is disrespected by half of our citizens and 90% of the rest of the world.
I detest election years and this one has been more painful than ever. I am always so happy when it's all said and done.
The rest of the world just looks on in with wonder at what a mess it is.
It seems the US is always in an election. 4 years between presidents, two years between the senate or whatever. When is anything done? In Finland, the election cycle is about two months in total.