Document Type
Podcast
Publication Date
4-24-2008
Duration
01:05:08
Journal, Book or Conference Title
New Books in History
Abstract
This week on New Books in History we interviewed Donald Ritchie about his new book Electing FDR: The New Deal Campaign of 1932 (University Press of Kansas, 2007). Ritchie is an associate historian at the U.S. Senate Historical Office and is also the author of seven other books, including the Richard W. Leopold prize-winning Press Gallery: Congress and the Washington Correspondents. In Electing FDR, Ritchie argues that, contrary to popular belief, it was not inevitable that FDR would become president in 1932. There were multiple factors standing in the way of FDR's election, and it was only through successful campaign strategies that FDR was able to overcome those obstacles. Patrick J. Maney, author of The Roosevelt Presence: The Life and Legacy of FDR, calls Electing FDR ldquo;The best account of the most important presidential campaign of the twentieth century. Holds some surprising lessons for todayrsquo;s presidential candidates."
Keywords
Elections, FDR, Herbert Hoover, Liberalism, Politics
Rights
Copyright © 2008 New Books In History
URL
http://ir.uiowa.edu/history_nbih/9