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382) The gatekeeper: Missy LeHand, FDR, and the untold story of the partnership that defined a presidency
Author
Publisher
Touchstone
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"The first biography of arguably the most influential member of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's administration, Marguerite 'Missy' LeHand, FDR's de facto chief of staff, who has been misrepresented, mischaracterized, and overlooked throughout history...until now"--
"Journalist Smith (A Necessary War) grants readers an unusual insider's view of F.D.R.'s political career by profiling his longtime private secretary. Marguerite 'Missy' LeHand, a young woman...
Author
Publisher
Free Press
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
"In For the Survival of Democracy, historian Alonzo Hamby offers a gripping and revisionist comparative history of this turbulent era, allowing Roosevelt to be viewed in comparison with Stanley Baldwin in Britain, Adolf Hitler in Germany, and a host of supporting yet crucial players. Combining deft character sketches with surprising interpretations of world leaders, Hamby takes us back to a time when nationalism seized the West, when Hitler cloaked...
Author
Publisher
Zenith Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The Complete Book of US Presidents is truly an expansive collection that reflects on America's rich presidential history, telling the story of a nation through the biographies of some of its greatest political leaders. --Publisher
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
In recent years the United Nations has become more active in - and more generally respected for - its peacekeeping efforts than at any other period in its fifty-year history. During the same period, the United States has been engaged in a debate about the place of the U.N. in the conduct of its foreign policy. This book, the first account of the American role in creating the United Nations, tells an engrossing story and also provides a useful historical...
Author
Publisher
Hachette Books, Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"In the summer of 1941, Harry Hopkins, Franklin Roosevelt's trusted advisor, arrived in Moscow to assess whether the US should send aid to Russia as it had to Britain. And unofficially he was there to determine whether Josef Stalin -- the man who had starved four million Ukrainians to death in the early 1930s, another million in the purges of the late 1930s, and a further million in the labor camps of the Gulag -- was worth saving. Hopkins sensed...
Publisher
Topics Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Since 1935, the National Archives has been responsible for the acquisition, preservation, and public dissemination of the permanent records of the United States government. A series of seven government films, produced to advance the war effort, have been culled from the millions of pieces making up the National Archives' popular holdings and assembled to produce Why We Fight, a cinematic recounting of the ideologies and the aftermath of the Axis...
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Meet Franklin D. Roosevelt. FDR was born to a life of privilege, but he had uncommon empathy for those who were cold, hungry, and poor. He overcame a crippling illness to become one of America's most revered presidents. Read this book to learn all about FDR's life and legacy.
Publisher
Time Life
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Featuring 13 specials from 1956 to 1996, this DVD set contains hilarious compilation shows that spotlight the best moments from years of remarkable footage: a full episode of all-time classic bloopers, Bob Hope's first show in color, his 90th birthday party special, Laughing with the Presidents, and more! This collection also includes the bonus show Shanks for the Memory, on the world of golf according to Bob Hope. Guest stars include John Wayne,...
