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The making of FDR : the story of Stephen T. Early, America's first modern press secretary
- Title
- The making of FDR : the story of Stephen T. Early, America's first modern press secretary / Linda Lotridge Levin.
- Author
- Levin, Linda Lotridge, 1940-
- Publication
- Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2008.
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- Description
- 538 p., [8] p. of plates : ill.; 24 cm.
- Summary
- Though practically unknown to the public today, Stephen T. Early was one of the most influential men in mid-twentieth-century America. As FDR's press secretary, he was chiefly responsible for getting the president's message out to the press, and he helped to shape Roosevelt's image in the eyes of Americans through the Great Depression and World War II. Journalist Levin documents how Early remade what had been a routine White House briefing function into the modern high-visibility role of today's presidential press secretary. Under Early's guidance, the press evolved from print journalism into the use of radio and newsreels, so he was the first press secretary to deal with both broadcast and print media on a daily basis. He introduced twice-weekly press conferences and the famous "Fireside Chats." Had there been no Stephen Early, Franklin D. Roosevelt, the longest-serving president in U.S. history, might well have had only one term.--From publisher description.
- Alternative Title
- Making of Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Subjects
- Roosevelt, Franklin D (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 > Friends and associates
- Early, Stephen T (Stephen Tyree), 1889-1951
- United States > Politics and government > 1933-1945
- Presidential press secretaries > United States > Biography
- Journalists > United States > Biography
- Government and the press > United States > History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 453-513) and index.
- Contents
- The journalist meets the politician -- Mr. Early goes to war -- The 1920 campaign -- Back to the associated press -- Preparing for the White House -- Launching the Juggernaut -- The honeymoon -- Hobgoblins -- On behalf of the president -- The 1936 campaign: to stay or leave -- Court packing and other problems -- Good friends and job offers -- Moving toward world chaos -- Fatal days in Europe, decisions at home -- The Sloan affair -- "Just between us 'girls'" -- Pearl Harbor -- "Serve in silence" -- "The travelingest president" -- Morningside drive -- Extracting news from oysters -- "The great white jail" -- To Yalta and back again -- Then there was one -- The last ride.
- Call Number
- IBM 10-600
- ISBN
- 9781591025771
- 159102577X
- LCCN
- 2007038275
- OCLC
- 154711428
- Author
- Levin, Linda Lotridge, 1940-
- Title
- The making of FDR : the story of Stephen T. Early, America's first modern press secretary / Linda Lotridge Levin.
- Imprint
- Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2008.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 453-513) and index.
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- Research Call Number
- IBM 10-600