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No Ordinary Time

Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, The Home Front in World War II
Book • 2008
This book masterfully weaves together the story lines of Eleanor and Franklin’s marriage, Eleanor’s life as First Lady, and FDR’s White House, highlighting their impact on America and the world during World War II. It provides an intimate portrait of the Roosevelts and the era in which a new, modern America was born.

The book also explores their remarkable partnership, FDR’s political tactics, and the significant social and political changes they championed, including New Deal programs and steps toward racial equality.

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Mentioned by Morgan Housel as the source of a story about Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
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Recommended by Morgan Housel as a well-written book about FDR's management of World War II.
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Mentioned by Chris Smith as a profoundly impactful book about Franklin Roosevelt.
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Mentioned by Michael Steele as a Pulitzer Prize-winning book about Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt during World War II.
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Mentioned by Ron Rivera while discussing a book he read by Franklin Delano Roosevelt about Eleanor Roosevelt.
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Mentioned by Michael Steele as a Pulitzer Prize-winning book about Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt during World War II.
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Mentioned by Michael Steele as a Pulitzer Prize-winning book about Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt during World War II.
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Recommended by Dan Pfeiffer as a biography of the Roosevelts and the New Deal.
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Mentioned by Kirk Saduski as the author of several presidential biographies.
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