FDR and Fear Itself: The First Inaugural Address

by Davis W. Houck

Book Overview

"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." These are some of the most famous, the most quoted, and the best remembered words in American political history. They seem to be a natural expression of American democratic will, yet these words from Franklin Roosevelt's first inaugural address had an actual author who struggled with how best to express that thought--and it wasn't the new president. In this innovative book on the crafting of this crucial...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1585441988
• ISBN13: 9781585441983
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.5"