Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt

Author: Roger Daniels

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Published: 2015-10-15

Total Pages: 569

ISBN-13: 0252097629

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Franklin D. Roosevelt, consensus choice as one of three great presidents, led the American people through the two major crises of modern times. The first volume of an epic two-part biography, Franklin D. Roosevelt: Road to the New Deal, 1882-1939 presents FDR from a privileged Hyde Park childhood through his leadership in the Great Depression to the ominous buildup to global war. Roger Daniels revisits the sources and closely examines Roosevelt's own words and deeds to create a twenty-first century analysis of how Roosevelt forged the modern presidency. Daniels's close analysis yields new insights into the expansion of Roosevelt's economic views; FDR's steady mastery of the complexities of federal administrative practices and possibilities; the ways the press and presidential handlers treated questions surrounding his health; and his genius for channeling the lessons learned from an unprecedented collection of scholars and experts into bold political action. Revelatory and nuanced, Franklin D. Roosevelt: Road to the New Deal, 1882-1939 reappraises the rise of a political titan and his impact on the country he remade.

Inaugural Address of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Inaugural Address of Franklin D. Roosevelt

Author: Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Publisher:

Published: 1933

Total Pages: 4

ISBN-13: 9780605593572

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After taking the oath of office, Roosevelt proceeded to deliver his 1,883-word, twenty minute-long inaugural address, best known for his pointed reference to "fear itself" in one of its first lines.

Someone to Watch Over Me
Someone to Watch Over Me

Author: Eric Burns

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2017-03-07

Total Pages: 167

ISBN-13: 1681773848

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Eleanor Roosevelt is viewed as one of the most pioneering women in American history. But she was also one of the most enigmatic and lonely. Her loveless marriage with FDR was no secret, and she had a cold relationship with most of her family, as well, from her distant mother to her public rivalry with her cousin, Alice. Yet she was a warm person, beloved by friends, and her humanitarian work still influences the world today. But who shaped Eleanor? It was the most unlikely of figures: her father Elliott, a lost spirit with a bittersweet story. Elliott was the brother of Theodore Roosevelt, and he was as winsome and charming as Theodore was blustery and competitive. Though the two maintained a healthy rivalry in their youth, Elliott would eventually succumb to alcoholism and would be exiled to the Virginia countryside. But he kept up a close correspondence with his daughter, Eleanor, who treasured his letters and would read them nightly for her entire life for guidance, inspiration, and love. As he did in the critically acclaimed The Golden Lad, Eric Burns' insightful and lucid prose reveals new facets to the lives of these pillars of American history.

FDR and Fear Itself
FDR and Fear Itself

Author: Davis W. Houck

Publisher: Texas A&M University Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 9781585441983

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"Houck then flashes back to the final year of the 1932 presidential campaign to show how Raymond Moley, the principal architect of the address, came to be trusted by Roosevelt to craft this important speech. Houck traces the relationships of Moley with Roosevelt and Roosevelt's influential confidante, Louis Howe, who was responsible for important changes in the speech's later drafts, including the famous aphorism."--BOOK JACKET.