American counterparts of French Presidents

[Peter the Lefty]

Hmm...I'd actually say Mitterand could be quite similar to Teddy.  A total raving nationalist with leanings which would be considered fascist (Mitterand knew and approved of the torture and executions in Algeria, for example).  Yet they both were at least left-of-center economically, and, arguably, that's why they were both popular (at certain points).  Also, the views (economically) of both evolved quite a bit while they were in office, even if in opposite directions. 

[Peter the Lefty]

Yeah, what Hash said. Mitterrand's degree of nationalism is indistinguishable from that of other politicians of the time (and in office, his foreign policy was significantly more pro-American or pro-European than De Gaulle's).

At least in his earlier days.  He frankly belonged in the ICC.  He authorized and approved of torture and murder in Algeria before he was President and should have been locked away for the rest of his life.  Or would anyone have done that at the time?