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Freedom from Fear The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945 (Oxford History of the United States)

David M. Kennedy

The Oxford History of the United States Between 1929 and 1945, two great travails were visited upon the American people: the Great Depression and World War II. This book tells the story of how Americans endured, and eventually prevailed, in the face of those unprecedented calamities.

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Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar

Saagar Enjeti repeatedly cited the title as a favorite source on the FDR presidency, using it to illustrate how New Deal policies and wartime mobilization gave Americans a sense that someone was in control and helped pull the nation out of the Depression. He referenced the book to draw parallels with current political and economic challenges, praising its clear account of that era. The overall tone was highly supportive.

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Episode: Krystal and Saagar's FULL COVERAGE of Biden's Stat...

It was referenced as a book by FDR that addressed major international crises abroad and a massive economic crisis. It also included a domestic economic program.

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I've got a book behind us so you can't see it right now, but I reference it all the time Freedom from Fear which is FDR very much to this point confronted major international crises abroad and a massive economic crisis. And what he did is he confused the two into saying America will be strong.

Episode: 10/18/21: John Deere Strike, Sanders vs Manchin, E...

The book "Freedom from Fear" was mentioned as describing the national mobilization that happened throughout World War II.

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One of the books behind me, Freedom from Fear, which I reference a lot.

Episode: 10/12/21: Biden Polling Fall, Southwest Protest, V...

The book, "Freedom from Fear", was mentioned as a source for understanding the history of the FDR presidency and how even when conditions were bad in the early years, people felt like someone was in control. This feeling eventually led to a different direction for the country and ultimately helped to end the Great Depression.

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There's a book behind me called Freedom from Fear.

One of the things I learned from it is a history of the FDR presidency is that here's the dirty secret.

The early couple of years of FDR not that much changed in terms of the actual conditions, but you know what did change? The feeling that somebody's got this under control.

Yeah, the feeling that somebody's actually trying to do something about it.

And it turns out that feeling eventually, eventually being the key word did translate into a different direction for the country and ultimately World War Two.

Episode: Krystal and Saagar's FULL COVERAGE of Biden's Stat...

The book was referenced by Sagar to explain that FDR confronted both a major international crisis and a massive economic crisis, and used both to say America would be strong, rebuild, and combined it with a domestic economic program.

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I've got a book behind us so you can't see it right now, but I reference it all the time Freedom from Fear which is FDR very much to this point confronted major international crises abroad and a massive economic crisis. And what he did is he confused the two into saying America will be strong. We will rebuild and he combined it with a domestic economic program.

Episode: 11/16/21: Kamala Disaster, Beto, Tax Cuts, Twitter...

It was mentioned as one of the speaker's favorite books and was used as a reference for how the New Deal policies were very popular and helped people a lot in a tangible way, so they materially delivered for the American people.

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I have that book behind me it's one of my favorites, Freedom from Fear of the History of the FDR Presidency and they drive that home very clearly.

Episode: 11/8/21: Infrastructure Bill, Vax Mandate, Workers...

The book, an Oxford history of FDR's presidency, was mentioned in the context of Biden's handling of gas prices and how FDR, despite initial struggles, remained popular by signaling action and concern.

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Many of you might have heard me reference one of the books behind me lately it's called Freedom from Fear it's an Oxford history of the FDR presidency from the depression through World War two.

Episode: 10/12/21: Biden Polling Fall, Southwest Protest, V...

It was discussed how the population rallied behind FDR during the depression because they felt that he was trying to do something about it. The book was used to illustrate that people need to see that someone is in control to feel optimistic about the future.

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There's a book behind me called Freedom from Fear.

One of the things I learned from it is a history of the FDR presidency is that here's the dirty secret.

The early couple of years of FDR not that much changed in terms of the actual conditions, but you know what did change? The feeling that somebody's got this under control.

And it turns out that feeling eventually, eventually being the key word did translate into a different direction for the country and ultimately World War Two.

But one of the key things that I learned was actually the depression was getting worse in some of those early months. But the population felt as if somebody was actually trying to do something about it, they rallied behind that person because they said, oh, somebody is speaking to me.

Episode: Krystal and Saagar's FULL COVERAGE of Biden's Stat...

The book, Freedom from Fear, was written by FDR and references dealing with major international crises abroad and a massive economic crisis. It was mentioned as a good example of how to confront major crises.

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I've got a book behind us so you can't see it right now, but I reference it all the time Freedom from Fear which is FDR very much to this point confronted major international crises abroad and a massive economic crisis. And what he did is he confused the two into saying America will be strong.

Episode: 11/16/21: Kamala Disaster, Beto, Tax Cuts, Twitter...

It was mentioned that the book 'Freedom from Fear' is a history of the FDR presidency and it drives home that culture wars are not new to the US. The book was mentioned as a favorite.

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I have that book behind me, it's one of my favorites, Freedom from Fear of the History of the FDR Presidency and they drive that home very clearly.

By the way, if you think culture wars are new to the US, not true, okay?

Episode: 10/18/21: John Deere Strike, Sanders vs Manchin, E...

The book was mentioned in the context of national mobilization during World War II and how it relates to the current labor market situation.

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One of the books behind me, Freedom from Fear, which I reference a lot. It describes the national mobilization that happened throughout World War II.

Episode: 10/12/21: Biden Polling Fall, Southwest Protest, V...

The book, a history of the FDR presidency, spoke about the importance of people feeling like somebody has the situation under control, even if the situation itself is not improving, which ultimately translated to a different direction for the country.

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There's a book behind me called Freedom from Fear.

One of the things I learned from it is a history of the FDR presidency is that here's the dirty secret.

The early couple of years of FDR not that much changed in terms of the actual conditions, but you know what did change?

The feeling that somebody's got this under control.

Yeah, the feeling that somebody's actually trying to do something about it.

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