FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For information call:
Clifford Laube at (845) 486-7745
The Franklin D. Roosevelt
Presidential Library and Museum
presents a conversation and
book signing with Derek Leebaert
author of UNLIKELY HEROES:
FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT,
HIS FOUR LIEUTENANTS,
AND THE WORLD THEY MADE
Wednesday, May 10, 2023; 6PM ET
In-person: Wallace Center at the
FDR Presidential Library and Home
For in-person: REGISTER HERE
Online: Streamed live to
the official FDR Library YouTube,
Twitter and Facebook accounts
HYDE PARK, NY -- The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum will present a conversation and book signing with Derek Leebaert, author of UNLIKELY HEROES: FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT, HIS FOUR LIEUTENANTS, AND THE WORLD THEY MADE, at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. The event will be held in the Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home and streamed live to the official FDR Library YouTube, Twitter and Facebook accounts. This is a free public event, but registration is required for in-person attendance. CLICK HERE to register.
Synopsis:
Four remarkable people served at the top echelon of President Franklin Roosevelt's Administration from the frightening early months of spring 1933 until he died in April 1945. These lieutenants were key figures in FDR’s administration. They developed groundbreaking policies to combat the Depression, implemented the New Deal, and were pivotal to the Allied victory in World War II.
Up to 1933, it would have seemed unlikely that Harry Hopkins, Harold Ickes, Frances Perkins, and Henry Wallace would ever have been considered for high office. Still, each became a world figure, and it would have been exceedingly difficult for Roosevelt to transform the nation without them. By examining the lives of these four individuals, a very different picture emerges of how Americans saved their democracy. Many of the dangers that they overcame remain relevant.
Derek Leebaert is the author of GRAND IMPROVISATION: AMERICA CONFRONTS THE BRITISH SUPERPOWER, 1945-1957; MAGIC AND MAYHEM: THE DELUSIONS OF AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY FROM KOREA TO AFGHANISTAN; and TO DARE AND TO CONQUER: SPECIAL OPERATIONS AND THE DESTINY OF NATIONS. He was a founding editor of the Harvard/MIT journal International Security and is a cofounder of the National Museum of the U.S. Army. He holds a D.Phil from Oxford and lives in Washington, D.C.
Please contact Cliff Laube at (845) 486-7745 with questions about the event.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Presidential Library and Museum
Designed by Franklin Roosevelt and dedicated on June 30, 1941, the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum is the nation's first presidential library and the only one used by a sitting president. Administered by the National Archives and Records Administration since 1941, the Library preserves and makes accessible to the American people the records of FDR's presidency. The Roosevelt Library's mission is to foster a deeper understanding of the lives and times of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and their continuing impact on contemporary life. This work is carried out through the Library's archives and research room, museum collections and exhibitions, innovative educational programs, and engaging public programming. For more information about the Library or its programs call (800) 337-8474 or visit fdrlibrary.org.
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