I'm no politician but Hell, I would jump at it...
To quote Mel Brooks, It's good to be King.
My only memory of FDR is his death. Even at 5 it imprinted my memory.
No leader in my lifetime has been father-like to me but by the way the way parents spoke of FDR, he was in that category. I think that any national leader who serves for life, is destined to be a father figure or despised.