FDR on Democracy with Professor Harvey Kaye - Part 2

Words Matter

Riley Fessler

News, Government

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🗓️ 4 January 2021

⏱️ 71 minutes

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This week we welcome back historian and sociologist Harvey J. Kaye for Part 2 of our discussion of his important book FDR on Democracy: The Greatest Speeches and Writings of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Harvey J. Kaye is Professor Emeritus of Democracy and Justice Studies and Director of the Center for History and Social Change at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. An award-winning author and writer, he has written 9 books – including: Take Hold of Our History: Make America Radical Again (2019) Thomas Paine and the Promise of America (2005) The Fight for the Four Freedoms: What Made FDR and the Greatest Generation Truly Great (2015) “Why Do Ruling Classes Fear History?” and Other Questions (1996) Follow Professor Kaye on Twitter @harveyjkaye Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/words-matter. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:14.3	That's BrooksRunning.com.
0:22.3	Welcome to Words Matter with Katie Barlow.
0:28.8	Our goal is to promote objective reality.
0:32.4	As a wise man once said, everyone is entitled to their own opinion, not their own facts.
0:38.7	Words have power and words have consequences.
0:44.1	Our guest today is an award-winning author and renowned historian.
0:51.3	Professor Harvey Kay, a celebrated expert on both Thomas Pantheon and
0:56.8	Franklin Delano Roosevelt has written 10 books, including Thomas Pantheon and
1:01.8	the promise of America, the fight for the four freedoms, what made FDR and
1:06.8	the greatest generation truly great.
1:10.8	Why do ruling classes fear history and other questions?
1:14.8	Take hold of our history, make America radical again.
1:18.8	And his latest, FDR on democracy, the greatest writings and speeches of
1:22.8	President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
1:25.8	Professor Kay, welcome back towards matter.
1:28.8	Thank you. I've been looking forward to this a lot.
1:31.8	We have been two.
1:32.8	Last week, we covered the first part of your book, FDR on democracy.
1:37.8	And today, we're thrilled to have you back for part two.
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