before we get to roosevelt being stricken, let's talk a little bit about the young roosevelt. and you mentioned sarah. so you make an interesting argument that she not only gave her only child great confidence, but that she also some of it might have been, you know, natural, but she also helped to develop a cheerfulness and an optimism. talk about that a little bit. yeah, i mean, i think fdr is was famous for having this sort of eternal, placid exterior. his speechwriter turned biographer robert sherwood talked about it as is heavily forested interior. you know, you could it was it was really hard to get at what was really going on inside of roosevelt's head, which is something that i struggled with writing about roosevelt. i am sure you did at times, too. and, you know, i think a lot of that has its roots in his upbringing from sarah roosevelt. she she described his childhood as this sort of wonderful idol where he he didn't really need much handling at all, in her words. and she was sort of the mistress of every aspect of his upbringing. you know, other women of her class in

roosevelt, roosevelt and norman davis.norman davis advisor and longtime friend, was a good terms with hoover bowing to eleanor's pressure to pressure from newspaper editors to ea a wartime cabinet and. consult hoover on relief where. he roosevelt chois as the mathe job. the two conspired ono approach the prickly ex-president. the cave of the bear 31 a at the waldorf astoria and broug through and contacting hoover a bad idea hoover upset by that but he also thought it was a bad idea. .a. , a former head of u.s. steel diplomat without portfolio and friend of the president, was to be the instrument of their strategy. so whoever comes back from california on the 10th of september and immediate lame meyer and taylor arrives the cave of the bear to begin negotiations. one of the things that happens now while that's going on in washington, let's switch back to what's happening in romania. hoover's commission for polish relief aedo off to a fast start they fed, housed and facilitated escape oposh pits and that and one of the some

but i should also add, theodore roosevelt had a niece named eleanor roosevelt, and fdr married, their type. and when you deal with the environmental conservation, those presidents are giants. and i wrote two books on them. so the book i'm is silent spring. remember, evolution is about the third wave. and incidentally, fdr, 800 state parks, 800 that i can go to him him saving big ben national park on d-day which did he had all the d-day maps of big ben where visitor stations are to be fdr. right while our were invading normandy did not a game for the roosevelt's environment conservation but the third wave i had to write didn't have a figure like that. it didn't have a figure like fdr or whoever. he filled out an application. what is his job he'd write tree farmer. he saw christmas trees out of his home. he was born along the hudson river. spent his life along the hudson is on the hudson and really was the leader of what today we call the scenic cuts river movement to protect that beautiful, incredible waterway. so my third wave that i had a problem where to begin, who to focus in this

did they know that roosevelt was? well, you know, roosevelt had already broken a precedent running for third term in office. he's in a landslide. so there is no electoral rebuke for. his decision for breaking a precedent. and then he decides to run for a fourth term at this point. the united states is is nearing the end of world war two. he's been president for 12 years for many americans. he's only president they know. and when he dies, i people could tell by photographs his appearances by his speeches. i mean, he had lost a lot of weight. he'd been put on different medication. he didn't look well. and and even the even then, you know, unlike now photographs were much more staged than than they are now. yeah. and also did his fourth inauguration at the white house right. as opposed you know, you could say it was keep things simple, but also, he wasn't in good health. and so when he passed, you know, i think a lot of americans were shocked because, you know, franklin roosevelt was the only leader that they knew. he ha

he had a close relationship with theodore roosevelt. he was appointed by roosevelt to be u.s. attorney in new york city, where he helped roosevelt carry out some of his antitrust programs. he's a republican he's a republican. that's right. and like theodore roosevelt, who was fdr, his distant cousin, although fdr was, they were different different political persuasions, guys. but simpson would go on to be of war under president taft. he ran for election once a governor of new york with teddy roosevelt flogging his campaign with no success. he lost, unfortunately, in the. of 1910 and he never ran again for public office. but he was revered as a wise man and that ultimately led him be appointed secretary of state by republican president herbert hoover. and he had during the twenties, he also in colonial administration for the united in the in the philippines. that's right. he was the governor general over the philippines. so broad outlook internationally, both through work and general inclination in terms of how he viewed the america and the world. absolutely ali, although, you

theodore roosevelt. when tr won on his own in 19 four, or coolidge's party the gop had become ed become the progressive party. the election of 1912, when coolidge was running for state offices. progressivism led by the gop had totally transformed the american political landscape, and the idea was still political play. jefferson's success or roosevelt's successor, william howard taft had done, is utmost to uphold progressive policies. but by 1912, taft was seen as almost a quasi conservative of the democratic opponent. woodrow wilson squarely positioned the democrats in the progressive camp. and the third party candidate. in 1912, theodore roosevelt was running farther to the left on the bull moose progressive platform. yet even further to the left was eugene debs, who campaigned as an outright socialist. as william alan white has suggested, quote, never before have we been so nearly one people with one dominant political ideal, end quote. it was indeed. 1912 was indeed a hard time to progressivism with t

some people say roosevelt banned trees. it just wasn't something that how the roosevelt celebrating christmas actually now archie changed that in 1907 the president got a kick out of it and he let his son continue to do it but this whole idea that there was a ban on christmas trees is a myth myth. here's an image of one of the earliest renditions a christmas tree. this is actually upstairs in what is today the yellow oval room on the second floor. and of course, this is the traditions now with the annual christmas tree in the blue room, it's been consistently in the blue room since 1961, when the kennedys that tradition, there were two times when it was moved elsewhere in 1962 when they were refurbishing the blue room, and then in 69, the nixons actually moved out to the entrance hall. but other than those two years since 1961, this has always been the blue room. yeah. how about now? like the video recently came out was melania greeting white house? there's, like, trees all over the white house. like, great question. becaus

roosevelt. but this roosevelt is theodore roosevelt. the occasion, his goodwill voyage 1910 here are preserved personalities of the men who have guided destiny of the nation and represented the united states in the councils, shaped the modern world. the mementos of leaders like will be of interest to students of all countries as long as history is written and read. and. but the library of congress is more than a mere treasure house, recognizing the fact the use of the books is more important than possession of them, it is sought to provide every facility that might ease the of a trained researcher or the ordinary reader. key to the entire system is the main a complete detail listing of the millions of books. in these trays. there are over 16 million signposts to help the reader framed exactly what he is looking for. in recent years, there have been many visitors from distant countries, where the right to read has been denied to men because of their politics, their religion, or their race. and in files they've been able to find the books

but i think in roosevelt's mind, i really think he's a reluctant, belligerent. and in other questions. no. well, thank very, very much. for a reminder the proof professor work will be a signing books in the lobby and they're for sale in the museum. thank you for coming and travels thank you tom. all right. a navy patrol plane. routine patrol only behind every cloud may be an enemy. midway island, not much land right enough, but it's our outpost. your front yard yard. and. my nine. year of your life. and my. these are the natives of midway. tokyo has to liberate them. from the birds seem nervous. there's in the air something behind that sunset. excitement this morning the dawn patrol has sighted an enemy fleet during the night flying fortresses landed at midway. and historic council of war is held. that pilot walk looks familiar. my neighbors are used to amble just like that. they see is that one of them time purchases? yes, ma'am, it is. nice that young will kenny. he's from my hometown, springfield ohio. he's not going to that great big bomber. yes, man, that's

it is titled the last charge of the rough writer, theodore roosevelt's final days.e takes us through his feud with president woodrow wilson. he wanted to form another roughriders soldier regiment and fight in europe. wilson turned him down, in spite of the fact both the u.s. senate house had approved roosevelt's request. >> on this episode of book notes plus, available on the c-span now free mobile app or whatever you get your podcasts. >> watch a video on demand anytime online at c-span.org and try the points of interest feature that uses markers to guide you to newsworthy and interesting highlights of key coverage. use it anytime online at c-span.org. >> be up-to-date on the latest in publishing with tv's podcast about books, with current nonfiction book releases, plus bestseller lists and industry news and trends through insider interviews. you can find it on c-span now, the free mobile app, or wherever you get your podcasts. >> healthy democracy does not just look like this. it looks like this, where americans can see democracy at work, republic thrives. get inf