Chase was an advisor to [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]].<ref name=times />
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Chase was an advisor to [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]].<ref name=times /> Chase first met Roosevelt in 1931 when he was still Governor of the state of New York, and shortly before the publication of Chase's 1931 book ''A New Deal''.<ref name=harvmag>[http://harvardmagazine.com/2004/09/stuart-chase-html Stuart Chase], Brief life of a public thinker: 1888-1985</ref>
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Speaking about Chase's work, Roosevelt said he was "teaching the American people more about economics than all the others combined."<ref name=harvmag>