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The making of FDR : the story of Stephen T. Early, America's first modern press secretary / Linda Lotridge Levin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Levin, Linda Lotridge, 1940-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Early, Stephen T. (Stephen Tyree), 1889-1951.
- Early, Stephen T.
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
- Presidential press secretaries--United States--Biography.
- Presidential press secretaries.
- Journalists--United States--Biography.
- Journalists.
- Government and the press.
- History.
- Friends and associates.
- United States.
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945--Friends and associates.
- Roosevelt, Franklin D.
- United States--Politics and government--1933-1945.
- Politics and government.
- Government and the press--United States--History.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 538 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Making of Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Place of Publication:
- Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2008.
- Summary:
- Chronicles Early's loyalty to Roosevelt, their close but sometimes-tumultuous personal and professional relationship, from Roosevelts appearance as a New York delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1912 through his four terms as US President.
- Contents:
- 1 The Journalist Meets the Politician 17
- 2 Mr. Early Goes to War 30
- 3 The 1920 Campaign 44
- 4 Back to the Associated Press 62
- 5 Preparing for the White House 86
- 6 Launching the Juggernaut 91
- 7 The Honeymoon 107
- 8 Hobgoblins 119
- 9 On Behalf of the President 131
- 10 The 1936 Campaign: To Stay or Leave 141
- 11 Court Packing and Other Problems 159
- 12 Good Friends and Job Offers 172
- 13 Moving Toward World Chaos 183
- 14 Fatal Days in Europe, Decisions at Home 202
- 15 The Sloan Affair 221
- 16 "Just Between Us 'Girls'" 234
- 17 Pearl Harbor 251
- 18 "Serve in Silence" 272
- 19 "The Travelingest President" 301
- 20 Morningside Drive 317
- 21 Extracting News from Oysters 334
- 22 "The Great White Jail" 363
- 23 To Yalta and Back Again 396
- 24 Then There Was One 417
- 25 The Last Ride 432.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 453-513) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781591025771
- 159102577X
- OCLC:
- 154711428
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