In the shadow of FDR : from Harry Truman to Barack Obama / William E. Leuchtenburg.

In the shadow of FDR : from Harry Truman to Barack Obama / William E. Leuchtenburg.

A ghost has inhabited the Oval Office since 1945-the ghost of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. FDR's formidable presence has cast a large shadow on the occupants of that office in the years since his death, and an appreciation of his continuing influence remains essential to understanding the contemp...

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Main Author: Leuchtenburg, William E. (William Edward), 1922- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, [2009]
Edition:Fourth edition, revised and updated.
Subjects:
Roosevelt, Franklin D. > (Franklin Delano), > 1882-1945 > Influence.
Presidents > United States > History > 20th century.
United States > Politics and government > 1945-1989.
United States > Politics and government > 1989-
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • In the Shadow of FDR
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1. Harry Truman
  • 2. First Republican Interlude: Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • 3. John F. Kennedy
  • 4. Lyndon B. Johnson
  • 5. Second Republican Interlude: Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford
  • 6. Jimmy Carter
  • 7. Ronald Reagan
  • 8. Waiting for Franklin D.
  • 9. Twilight
  • 10. Franklin Delano Obama
  • Epilogue
  • Sources
  • Notes
  • Index

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