november 7, 18944. the program is in new york and it s 50 minutes. joining me now to start the session in which we meet jean edward smith, the newest biographyer of fdr, and we re delighted to have a new biography, a single volume biography that makes it accessible for everybody to have the story in one, not exactly small, but one very, very complete volume, and jean was telling me he thinks this is his 25th visit to the roosevelt library. it s a silver anniversary for him in ways, and that s fabulous to have him here on that kind of occasion. i ll read a brief introduction to the book, and then to him, and then turn it over to him. in this volume, he combines contemporary scholarship with primary source material to provide a narrative of one of america s greatest presidents. we see how roosevelt s restless energy, fierce intellect and ability to project grace permitted him to master countless challenges throughout his life including, of course, his battles with polio and p