The Truth About Franklin D. Roosevelt

About this episode

Professor David T. Beito examines the historical ranking of Franklin D. Roosevelt as one of America's greatest presidents.

FDR is often ranked by historians as one of the two or three greatest presidents. In recent years, he sometimes lands at the top spot. In this episode, Professor David T. Beito explores whether that ranking is deserved. FDR: A NEW POLITICAL LIFE https://www.amazon.com/FDR-Political-David-T-Beito/dp/1637700695 JOIN PREMIUM Listen ad-free for only $5/month at www.bit.ly/TAPpremium FOLLOW US www.linktr.ee/thisamericanpresident CREDITS Host: Richard Lim Producer: Michael Neal Artist: Nip Rogers, www.NipRogers.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Richard Lim

Guest: David T. Beito

Topics covered

• Franklin D. Roosevelt
• presidential rankings
• historical analysis
• political life
• American history

Keywords

• FDR
• Franklin D. Roosevelt
• presidents
• historical ranking
• political life
• American history

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Organizations: This American President, Amazon, Nip Rogers

Products: FDR: A NEW POLITICAL LIFE

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