Michel Paradis paints a vivid portrait of Dwight Eisenhower as he learns to navigate the crosscurrents of diplomacy, politics, strategy, family, and fame with the fate of the free world hanging in the balance.
Thomas Maier tells the story of Ernest Cuneo, a former NFL player who became a spy for Winston Churchill, working from Rockefeller Center to gather intelligence on Nazi operatives in the US.
FDR Library Director William Harris and author Shannon McKenna Schmidt, talk about The First Lady of World War II – the first book to tell the full story of Eleanor Roosevelt's unprecedented and courageous trip to the Pacific Theater.
(Originally broadcast March 15, 2023; 39:21 minutes)
Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt got married in New York City on March 17, 1905. The wedding date was chosen specifically so that Eleanor's uncle, Theodore Roosevelt, who was then serving as President of the United States, could be there to give her away.
"Whatever our individual circumstances or opportunities, we are all in it, and our spirit is good... and do not let anyone tell you anything different." FDR, Oct 12, 1942, fireside chat.
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