In the Shadow of FDR: From Harry Truman to Ronald Reagan
- ISBN-10
- 0801413877
- ISBN-13
- 9780801413872
- Series
- In the Shadow of FDR
- Pages
- 346
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1983
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Author
- William Edward Leuchtenburg
Description
**** The 1983 edition is in BCL3. Leuchtenburg (history, U. of N. Carolina) looks at the presidencies of the eight men who have succeeded FDR to show how he influenced their domestic and foreign policies, their campaign styles and strategies, and their perceptions of the presidential office. This revision includes Leuchtenburg's analysis of the 1988 presidential campaign. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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