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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.
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 in 5 episodes
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Michael Steele as a Pulitzer Prize-winning book about Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt during World War II.


Democracy Has Been In Peril Before Now (Quick Take) [Rebroadcast]
Mentioned by Ron Rivera while discussing a book he read by Franklin Delano Roosevelt about Eleanor Roosevelt.

Ron Rivera on Building Resilient Teams
Mentioned by
Michael Steele as a Pulitzer Prize-winning book about Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt during World War II.


Lessons on Love, Politics and History (With Doris Kearns Goodwin) [Rebroadcast]
Mentioned by
Michael Steele as a Pulitzer Prize-winning book about Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt during World War II.


An Unfinished Love Story: With Guest Doris Kearns Goodwin
Recommended by Dan Pfeiffer as a biography of the Roosevelts and the New Deal.

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