What Did FDR Get Wrong?

American History Hit

Franklin D Roosevelt is consistently considered one of the United States' best Presidents. Elected four times, he oversaw the end of the Great Depression and victory in the Second World War.


But was all of this actually his work? Did FDR solve the depression? And how do both his failure to support an anti-lynching bill and the internment of thousands of US citizens during the war impact his legacy?


Don is joined by David Beito, Professor Emeritus at the University of Alabama and author of 'FDR: A New Political Life'.


Edited by Aidan Lonergan, produced by Sophie Gee. Senior Producer was Freddy Chick.


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2026-03-05 48 min

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