Wed like to welcome you. Were lucky enough to have cspan with us and its bk recobk being recorded. And if you have questions later, please use the microphone on your left so the people at home can hear your question. President roosevelt planned for this library to be the primary Research Room from the roosevelt era. Its one of the busiest of the president ial libraries and this years group of authors reflect the wide variety of Research Done here on these grounds. If you love the roosevelt reading festival and im sure you do, and want to support this and other programs we do here, i doen courage you to become a Roosevelt Library member. You can join today by seeing lauren at the membership table in this building just at the end of the hallway. And if you havent had a chance yet, please go next door to see our new special museum exhibition, images of internment, the incarceration of japanese americans during world war ii. With that said, let me go over some of the format protocols for t
Museum. Wed like to welcome you. Were lucky enough to have cspan with us and its bk recobk being recorded. And if you have questions later, please use the microphone on your left so the people at home can hear your question. President roosevelt planned for this library to be the primary Research Room from the roosevelt era. Its one of the busiest of the president ial libraries and this years group of authors reflect the wide variety of Research Done here on these grounds. If you love the roosevelt reading festival and im sure you do, and want to support this and other programs we do here, i doen courage you to become a Roosevelt Library member. You can join today by seeing lauren at the membership table in this building just at the end of the hallway. And if you havent had a chance yet, please go next door to see our new special museum exhibition, images of internment, the incarceration of japanese americans during world war ii. With that said, let me go over some of the format protoco
Because we are so thrilled to welcome blance cook. Im jennifer raab, privilege to be president of Hunter College, incredible institution. And it could not be for fitting that we are here tonight to celebrate this book and this author and this subject in this house. As everyone sitting here, that is really true, right. [applause] as all of you know we are gathered in the new york city home that ellen oar Eleanor Roosevelt lived here and depart today washington in 1933 and while the book we are deb cuting here tonight cover it is war years and decades after when Eleanor Roosevelt not only became the lady of the land but the first lady of the world. Its fair too say that her activism, belief in womens rights and quest for equal opportunity and civil right were all commitment that is were born and nurtured under this roof. This was the headquarters that launched her into becoming the eleanor who made impact on her country and this planet. As this house was a home and inspiration for Eleano
Because we are so thrilled to welcome blance cook. Im jennifer raab, privilege to be president of Hunter College, incredible institution. And it could not be for fitting that we are here tonight to celebrate this book and this author and this subject in this house. As everyone sitting here, that is really true, right. [applause] as all of you know we are gathered in the new york city home that ellen oar Eleanor Roosevelt lived here and depart today washington in 1933 and while the book we are deb cuting here tonight cover it is war years and decades after when Eleanor Roosevelt not only became the lady of the land but the first lady of the world. Its fair too say that her activism, belief in womens rights and quest for equal opportunity and civil right were all commitment that is were born and nurtured under this roof. This was the headquarters that launched her into becoming the eleanor who made impact on her country and this planet. As this house was a home and inspiration for Eleano
And welcome them and also you to other and new programs we have into the future. Just a bit of housekeeping here. Well speak for a little while and then when there are questions, when we get ready for questions over here is a microphone. And if youd please just queue up at that microphone so that we can get the best sound and can respond to your questions accordingly. So this evening, id like to welcome david patricia, hes the author of roosevelt sweeps nation. Fdr is 1936 landslide and the triumph. The liberal idea. Its a very good book. Ive read and i thoroughly enjoyed it. And as i was saying to david back in the green room, what i enjoy about a book and about his book is when you agree with it and when you dont agree with it, because that means youre thinking and engaging with the topic and so i think he did a really good job. Welcome, david, and were glad to have you tonight. Glad to be here. Which george, the first so well many people know you from your your various books in the