Claim on memory : a political biography of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., 1914-1988

Author(s):
Berg, E.E.W. van den
Published
2006
Publication type
Doctoral Thesis

Abstract

This dissertation focuses on the political life of Franklin D.

Roosevelt, Jr., the third surviving son of Franklin D. Roosevelt and

Eleanor Roosevelt. The key question of this study emphasizes how FDR,

Jr. interpreted the Roosevelt name and legacy during his life and political career. This book deals therefore with the legacy of the New Deal, the rise and fall of liberalism during the decades after World War II and prominent American politicians such as Harry S. Truman, Henry Wallace, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.

Americans for Democratic Action (ADA)Averell HarrimanJohn F. KennedyFranklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)Eleanor RooseveltNew dealLiberalismHarry S. TrumanPolitical dynastyCivil rights
Defense date
2006-02-01
Language
English
Supervisor(s)
Doel, H.W. van den
Qualification
Ph.D.
Degree granting institution
Institute for History, Faculty of Humanities, Leiden University, Leiden
hdl
1887/4316

Juridical information

Court
LEI Universiteit Leiden