Burton Folsom

Why was Franklin Roosevelt so popular?

Why was Franklin Roosevelt, whose policies were often failures, one of the most popular presidents in history? Burt Folsom joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how well FDR connected with the masses, was protected by the press and used Hoover as a foil.

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