Jean Edward Smith talked about his biography FDR, published by Random House. Professor Smith researched President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s private and public life which included his battle with polio, as well as the American economy and ways in which President Roosevelt changed the American citizenry’s relations with their government. He responded to questions from members of the audience.
This event was part of a year-long celebration of the 125th anniversary of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s birth. The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum hosted the Roosevelt Reading Festival IV in the Henry A. Wallace Visitor and Education Center. Authors of recently published works that drew upon the Roosevelt Library archives presented author talks.