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Today I am joined by Edward F. O'Keefe.

He is the CEO of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library.

Also the author, the book we're going to talk about today,

it's called The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt, the women,

the women who created President Ed, thank you for joining us.

Hey great to be with you, Emily.

Of course.

So again, the title here is The Loves of Theiro Roosevelt, the women who created a president.

And this is an approach to Teddy Roosevelt that hasn't really been done before. Obviously the women in his life

were so important people have talked about it many times but in book form what made

you Ed decide this was the time to tell the story about the women behind Teddy Roosevelt.

Well Emily I think that's exactly the right question.

This was the right time to tell this story. I think up until now people have not really been ready to understand

Theodore Roosevelt is anything but the product of his own will and the loves of

Theodore Roosevelt really looks at his two wives, his two sisters, and his mother, who have been a part of the story.

They were a part of Edmond Morris' trilogy and in particular the Loves of Theodore Roosevelt, excuse me, the

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