James Roosevelt Jr.., grandson of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, is working to keep the FDR legacy alive as a member of the board of governors of the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute. In this interview, Roosevelt encourages progressives to consider what the New Deal meant for America and spearhead a 21st century revival of government activism on behalf of the people. The Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute, which has merged with the Roosevelt Institution, a student think tank, held an all-day conference in Washington on “The New New Deal,” that the Campaign for America's Future co-sponsored.