The Last 100 Days: FDR at War and at Peace
David B. Woolner
Dec 2017 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Tom Perkins
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The first 100 days of Franklin Roosevelt's presidency are justly famous, viewed as a period of political action without equal in American history. Yet as historian David B. Woolner reveals, the end of FDR's presidency might very well surpass it in drama and consequence.
Drawing on new evidence, Woolner shows how FDR used every ounce of his diminishing energy to pursue the things that mattered most to him: the establishment of the United Nations, the reinvigoration of the New Deal, the possibility of a Jewish homeland in Palestine, and some quiet moments with his closest companions. We see a president shorn of the usual distractions of office, a man whose sense of duty and personal responsibility for the fate of the American people, and the world, bore heavily upon him. From his final Christmas at Hyde Park to his death on April 12, 1945, FDR strove to finish the work he had started twelve long years before.
Drawing on new evidence, Woolner shows how FDR used every ounce of his diminishing energy to pursue the things that mattered most to him: the establishment of the United Nations, the reinvigoration of the New Deal, the possibility of a Jewish homeland in Palestine, and some quiet moments with his closest companions. We see a president shorn of the usual distractions of office, a man whose sense of duty and personal responsibility for the fate of the American people, and the world, bore heavily upon him. From his final Christmas at Hyde Park to his death on April 12, 1945, FDR strove to finish the work he had started twelve long years before.
The first 100 days of Franklin Roosevelt's presidency are justly famous, viewed as a period of political action without equal in American history. Yet as historian David B. Woolner reveals, the end of FDR's presidency might very well surpass it in drama and consequence.
Drawing on new evidence...
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Lane Michael (Moon!ite)
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January 18, 2019
Term Limits/ A President Have Alease 3 Terms,,For Xample It Takes At Least 10 Years Or Better Too Go Behide Others Too Clean Up Others Mess!!! To Make A Story Short Each Should Not Go Bye Others Before Him Or Her!!!! Presidents Should Go Bye His Or Her On Beliefs!!!!
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David B. Woolner is a senior fellow and the Hyde Park Resident Historian at the Roosevelt Institute, and an associate professor of history at Marist College. He lives in Rhinebeck, New York.
An award-winning audio engineer for over forty years, Tom Perkins has expanded his skills to narrating and has more than sixty titles to his credit. He learned by working with the world's best voice talent during his career, and he continues to engineer a variety of projects.
David B. Woolner is a senior fellow and the Hyde Park Resident Historian at the Roosevelt Institute, and an associate professor of history at Marist College. He lives in Rhinebeck, New York.
An award-winning audio engineer for over forty years, Tom Perkins has expanded his skills to narrating and...
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