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Becoming FDR

The Personal Crisis That Made a President

Jonathan Darman

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Description

Becoming FDR (2022) tells the remarkable story of the personal health crisis and recovery that transformed Franklin D. Roosevelt from a self-centered, pampered golden boy to the mature, empathetic President who would go on to lead a nation through the darkest days of The Great Depression and the second World War.Β 

Who Should Listen

  • History buffs looking for the inside story on one of America’s defining presidents
  • Political minds curious about the personalities that shaped the twentieth century
  • Anyone curious about how crisis and adversity can shape character

About the Authors

Jonathan Darman is the author of several books of modern political history, and a former political correspondent for Newsweek who covered the presidential campaigns of John Kerry and Hillary Clinton.