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FDR’s Landslide Victory in 1936

October 21, 2022 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians Podcast, David Pietrusza discusses his latest book, Roosevelt Sweeps Nation: FDR’s 1936 Landslide and the Triumph of the Liberal Ideal (Diversion Books, 2022).

You can listen to the podcast here.

Pietrusza looks at a cast of characters from American history during the Great Depression: FDR, Alf Landon, Eleanor Roosevelt, Huey Long, Father Coughlin, and William Randolph Hearst.

Pietrusza has written more than 30 books mainly about national politics and baseball – including 1920 — The Year of the Six Presidents. He has also written a memoir about growing up in his home town of Amsterdam, New York: Too Long Ago. A Childhood Memory, A Vanished World.

You will find more podcasts and stories at bobcudmore.com.

For a full list of this week’s New York Almanack podcasts announcements click HERE. 

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