Henry Wallace and the Origins of the Cold War, With Benn Steil

The President’s Inbox

Council on Foreign Relations

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🗓️ 30 January 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Enter the CFR book giveaway by February 13, 2024, for the chance to win one of ten free copies of The World That Wasn’t: Henry Wallace and the Fate of the American Century by Benn Steil. You can read the terms and conditions of the offer here. Mentioned on the Episode Danny Rocco, Convention Benn Steil, The Battle for Bretton Woods: John Maynard Keynes, Harry Dexter White, and the Making of a New World Order Benn Steil, The Marshall Plan: Dawn of the Cold War Benn Steil, The World That Wasn’t: Henry Wallace and the Fate of the American Century Oliver Stone, The Untold Story of American History Henry Wallace, “Text of Wallace Letter to Stalin Calling for Peace Program,” New York Times For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/henry-wallace-and-origins-cold-war-benn-steil

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0:00.0	Welcome to the President's Inbox, a CFR podcast about the foreign policy challenges facing the United States.
0:09.4	I'm Jim Lindsay, Director's Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.
0:13.7	This week's topic is Henry Wallace and the Origins of the Cold War.
0:23.1	With me to discuss Henry Wallace, the man who nearly succeeded Franklin Delano Roosevelt
0:27.8	as president, and how history might have been changed if he had, is Ben Steele.
0:33.9	Ben is Senior Fellow and Director of International Economics at the Council on Foreign Relations.
0:38.7	He is the author of the new book, The World That Wasn't, Henry Wallace and the fate of the American Century.
0:45.6	Ben, thank you for coming on the President's inbox, and congratulations on the publication of The World That Wasn't.
0:53.1	It has gotten rave reviews.
0:55.2	Publishers weekly calls it vivid and rewarding.
0:58.3	The Wall Street Journal review hails it as the definitive account.
1:03.1	Just a sort of response all authors wish for.
1:06.6	Thank you for having me, Jim.
1:08.4	Now, Ben, before we dive into our discussion on Henry Wallace,
1:12.1	I want to let listeners know how they can win a free copy of The World That Wasn't. To do so,
1:18.2	listeners should go to cfr.org forwardleaning slash giveaway. Let me repeat that. CFR.org
1:27.2	forward leaning slash giveaway. There you can read the terms and conditions for the giveaway and register your entry. The registration for the giveaway will remain open until February 13. After that, we will select 10 names at random to receive a free copy of the world that wasn't.
1:45.9	If you are still searching for a pen to write down this information, don't worry.
1:50.5	We have posted the link to the giveaway in the show notes for the president's inbox on cfr.org.
1:57.0	With all of those logistics out of the way, Ben, let's talk about Henry Wallace, who has been
2:03.5	described as the most forgotten of forgotten men.
2:08.0	Who was he, and why is he important to know about?
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