Kennedy and Roosevelt : the uneasy alliance

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Main Author: Beschloss, Michael R.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Norton, c1980.
Edition:1st ed.
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Table of 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.