S4 E6: A New Deal
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What Matters More Than Roosevelt's Deepest Thoughts
To lea, you can still get an argument about who roosevelt was a traitor to his class. There's not a lot of insight into his inmost self. What matters more than roosevelt's deepest thinking is the pressure he faced from all sides. Corporate leaders and pro business politicians on the right organized labor and masses of suffering poor people. His agriculture secretary, henry wallace and his wife, eleanor,. travelled the country visiting needy people and championing housing programmes. She met with african american leaders, wrote a daily syndicated newspaper column and broadcast her own radio show. Our guest to day has been described as one of the 50 greatest women in America
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