Kennedy and Roosevelt : the uneasy alliance Michael R. Beschloss ; foreword by James MacGregor Burns

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beschloss, Michael R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945--Friends and associates.

Roosevelt, Franklin D.

Kennedy, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1888-1969--Friends and associates.

Kennedy, Joseph P.

United States--Politics and government--1933-1945.

United States.

United States--Foreign relations--1933-1945.

Physical Description:

318 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Norton, c1980.

Contents:

Preface

Prologue / October 1940

Contest of traditions. The Roosevelts of Hyde Park ; The Kennedys of East Boston

Apprentices in business and politics. Patrician in the arena ; Rise of a businessman ; The businessman and the politician

Men of the New Era. Business statesman ; Rugged individualist ; Citizens in a business civilization

Springtime of an alliance. Nomination at Chicago ; The man of mystery ; The ways of providence ; "Set a thief to catch a thief" ; New dealer in finance

Men of the New Deal. Kennedy and the New Deal ; Summer solstice ; The priest of the Little Flower ; "I'm for Roosevelt" and "I'm for Kennedy" ; The greatest joke in the world

Struggle over foreign policy. Influence from London ; Kennedy for president ; The path to Munich ; Brickbats over the Atlantic ; "The end of everything"

Turning of the leaves. Diplomatic tug-of-war ; Reprise: Kennedy for president ; "I do not enjoy being a dummy" ; Fateful return ; The greatest cause in the world

Winter of discontent. To be and not to be ; In the leper colony ; Final reunion

Epilogue / The denouncement. A new generation ; The uneasy alliance.

Notes:

Bibliography: p. [281]-306.

Includes index.

ISBN:

0393013359

9780393013351

0393000621

9780393000627

OCLC:

5726045