Roosevelt 
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2/2/20
Mary Jo Binker on Eleanor Roosevelt and Advice for Future Historians
by Isabella DelPino
“You know what I love about Eleanor Roosevelt and the thing that I try to emulate the most about Eleanor Roosevelt? She had tremendous zest for life and for new experience and that animates me.”
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SOURCE: The Washington Post
July 29, 2019
The day 40,000 people greeted a president for a Jamestown anniversary celebration
Crowd was so eager to see Theodore Roosevelt in 1907, they threatened to trample others
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SOURCE: Mental Floss
12-1-15
Hitler’s Plan to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill—at the Same Time
by David Brown
During World War II, heads of state were on high alert for assassination attempts.
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12-27-15
Review of Jay Winik's "1944: FDR and the Year that Changed History"
by Bernard von Bothmer
Could FDR have stopped the Holocaust?
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7-5-15
75 Years Ago FDR Decided to Break the Two-Term Tradition
by Richard Moe
Two memos, largely ignored by historians, explain why FDR felt comfortable going ahead.
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Review of Daniel James Brown's "The Boys in the Boat"
by Bernard von Bothmer
The astonishing tale of the University of Washington's crew team's improbable quest for Olympic gold in 1936
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SOURCE: NYT
9-12-14
Once again Ken Burns turns to Geoffrey Ward to write his script, this time about the Roosevelts
Ward, who himself contracted Polio as a child, goes on camera in the new series--a first.
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SOURCE: NYT
9-4-14
Roosevelts to the Rescue
by Timothy Egan
As president, you get only a few real moments of testing, but the right judgment can make a difference in history.
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SOURCE: AP
5-8-14
Ken Burns new series on The Roosevelts to debut on PBS in the Fall
"I think it's the best thing Ken's done since 'The Civil War.' "
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