A Companion to Franklin D. Roosevelt

A Companion to Franklin D. Roosevelt presents a collection
of historiographical essays by leading scholars that provides a
comprehensive review of the scholarship on the president who led
the United States through the tumultuous period from the Great
Depression to the waning days of World War II.

• Represents a state-of-the-art assessment of current scholarship
  on FDR, the only president elected to four terms of office and the
  central figure in key events of the first half of the 20th
  century

• Covers all aspects of FDR's life and times, from his health,
  relationships, and Supreme Court packing, to New Deal policies,
  institutional issues, and international relations

• Features 35 essays by leading FDR scholars

Autorentext
William D. Pederson is the American Studies Endowed Chair, Professor, and Director of the International Lincoln Center for American Studies at Louisiana State University in Shreveport. His most recent publications include James Madison (2008) and Lincoln Lessons (2009).

Zusammenfassung
A Companion to Franklin D. Roosevelt presents a collection of historiographical essays by leading scholars that provides a comprehensive review of the scholarship on the president who led the United States through the tumultuous period from the Great Depression to the waning days of World War II.

• Represents a state-of-the-art assessment of current scholarship on FDR, the only president elected to four terms of office and the central figure in key events of the first half of the 20th century
• Covers all aspects of FDR's life and times, from his health, relationships, and Supreme Court packing, to New Deal policies, institutional issues, and international relations
• Features 35 essays by leading FDR scholars

Inhalt

List of Figures x

Preface xi

Notes on Contributors xiv

1 FDR Biographies 1

Kenneth E. Hendrickson, Jr

2 Eleanor Roosevelt Biographies 15

Norman W. Provizer

3 Pre-Presidential Career 34

Timothy W. Kneeland

4 Physical and Psychological Health 59

Robert P. Watson

5 The Election of 1932 77

Donald A. Ritchie

6 The 1936-1944 Campaigns 96

Sean J. Savage

7 Urban and Regional Interests 114

Stefano Luconi

8 Minorities 135

Cherisse Jones-Branch

9 Labor 155

Martin Halpern

10 Business 186

Patrick D. Reagan

11 Opponents at Home and Abroad 206

Joseph Edward Lee

12 FDR as a Communicator 222

Betty Houchin Winfield

13 The New Deal 238

June Hopkins

14 The Banking Crisis 259

James S. Olson and Brian Domitrovic

15 FDR and Agriculture 279

Jean Choate

16 Conservation 298

Byron W. Daynes

17 Political Culture 318

Richard M. Fried

18 Human Rights 340

Wesley K. Mosier

19 The Institutional Presidency 362

Rodney A. Grunes

20 Political and Administrative Style 385

Margaret C. Rung

21 The Congress 405

John Thomas McGuire

22 The Supreme Court 427

Stephen K. Shaw

23 The American Military 443

Lance Janda

24 Science and Technology 459

Peter K. Parides

25 Intelligence 480

R. Blake Dunnavent

26 Relations with the British and French 493

Kevin E. Smith

27 Relations with Canada 517

Galen Roger Perras

28 The Good Neighbor Policy and the Americas 542

Michael R. Hall

29 Relations with the Soviet Union 564

William E. Kinsella, Jr

30 Relations with China and India 590

William Ashbaugh

31 Relations with Japan 612

William Ashbaugh

32 Relations with Italy and Nazi Germany 636

Regina U. Gramer

33 Relations with Spain and European Neutrals 653

David A. Messenger

34 International Legacy 672

Mary Stockwell

35 Political Reputation 690

Patrick J. Maney

Bibliography 710

Index 732