Franklin Delano Roosevelt by Roy Jenkins

Franklin Delano Roosevelt by Roy Jenkins

A masterly work by the New York Times bestselling author of Churchill and Gladstone

A protean figure and a man of massive achievement, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the only man to be elected to the presidency more than twice. In a ranking of chief executives, no more than three of his predecessors could truly be placed in contention with his standing, and of his successors, there are so far none.

In acute, stylish prose, Roy Jenkins tackles all of the nuances and intricacies of FDR's character. He was a skilled politician with astounding flexibility; he oversaw an incomparable mobilization of American industrial and military effort; and, all the while, he aroused great loyalty and dazzled those around him with his personal charm. Despite several setbacks and one apparent catastrophe, his life was buoyed by the influence of Eleanor, who was not only a wife but an adviser and one of the twentieth century's greatest political reformers.

Nearly complete before Jenkins's death in January 2003, this volume was finished by historian Richard Neustadt.

Roy Jenkins (1920-2003), a long-serving member of the British political establishment, was also a gifted biographer. He was elected as a Labour Party member to the House of Commons in 1948 and later served as Minister of Aviation, Home Secretary, and Chancellor of the Exchequer. He served as President of the European Commission from 1977 until 1981. He became Chancellor of Oxford University and Baron Jenkins of Hillhead in the House of Lords in 1987.

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EAN	9781559279628
Title	Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Release date	2003-11-04
Format	Abridged Audiobook
Studio	Macmillan Audio
Condition	Unavailable

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Roy Jenkins