Roosevelt's Second Act
The Election of 1940 and the Politics of War
Series: Pivotal Moments in American History;
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 10 September 2015
- ISBN 9780190266288
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages392 pages
- Size 137x208x27 mm
- Weight 440 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 28 b/w halftones 0
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Short description:
Filling a gap in presidential history, Roosevelt's Second Act uncovers in complex detail what lay behind Roosevelt's decision to stand for an unprecedented third term, and examines the multiplicity of conflicting forces at work on him.
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Winner of the 2013 PROSE Award, U.S. History category
"In Roosevelt's Second Act Richard Moe has shown in superb fashion that what might seem to have been an inevitable decision of comparatively little interest was far from it."
--David McCullough
On August 31, 1939, nearing the end of his second and presumably final term in office, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was working in the Oval Office and contemplating construction of his presidential library and planning retirement. The next day German tanks had crossed the Polish border; Britain and France had declared war. Overnight the world had changed, and FDR found himself being forced to consider a dramatically different set of circumstances.
In Roosevelt's Second Act, Richard Moe focuses on a turning point in American political history: FDR's decision to seek a third term. Often overlooked between the passage and implementation of the New Deal and the bombing of Pearl Harbor, that decision was far from inevitable. As the election loomed, he refused to comment, confiding in no one, scrambling the politics of his own party; but after the Republicans surprisingly nominated Wendell Willkie in July 1940, FDR became convinced that no other Democrat could both maintain the legitimacy of the New Deal and mobilize the nation for war. With Hitler on the verge of conquering Europe, Roosevelt, still hedging, began to maneuver his way to the center of the political stage.
Moe offers a brilliant depiction of the duality that was FDR: the bold, perceptive, prescient and moral statesman who set lofty and principled goals, and the sometimes cautious, ambitious, arrogant and manipulative politician in pursuit of them. Immersive, insightful and written with an inside understanding of the presidency, this book challenges and illuminates our understanding of FDR and this pivotal moment in American history.
In Roosevelt's Second Act Richard Moe has shown in superb fashion that what might seem to have been an inevitable decision of comparatively little interest was far from it. But then what could possibly be predictable or uninteresting about such a famously unfathomable protagonist? And what a cast of characters! Moe's long, personal experience in Washington politics, combined with his marked skill as an historian, make this a consistently illuminating reminder that history is above all human, and seldom more so than behind the scenes at a turning point of such importance. "
Table of Contents:
Note to the Paperback Edition
Introduction - History Repeating Itself
Chapter 1 - Prelude to War
Chapter 2 - Succession
Chapter 3 - Methods Short of War
Chapter 4 - Redefining Neutrality
Chapter 5 - The Sphinx
Chapter 6 - A Year of Consequence
Chapter 7 - A Hurricane of Events
Chapter 8 - The Republicans
Chapter 9 - The Decision
Chapter 10 - Preparing for the Showdown
Chapter 11 - Chicago - Following the Script
Chapter 12 - Chicago - Unscripted
Chapter 13 - Drafts and Destroyers
Chapter 14 - The Pivot
Chapter 15 - To the Finish Line
Epilogue - The Mandate
