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Historian Stanley Weintraub recounts the Christmas holiday of 1941, two weeks after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. Mr. Weintraub examines America’s entry into World War II and the pop…

Stanley Weintraub talked about how soldiers experience Christmas while serving in the military. He spoke about how President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill navigated …

Historian Stanley Weintraub recounts Franklin D. Roosevelt’s last presidential campaign in 1944, which secured his fourth term. The author recalls that President Roosevelt was unsure that hi…

Stanley Weintraub talked about his book, Young Mr. Roosevelt: FDR’s Introduction to War, Politics, and Life, in which he recounts the early political career of Franklin D. Roosevelt, who in …

Panelists at the Roosevelt Library talked about the wartime elections of President Franklin D. Rooseveltand responded to questions from the audience. President Roosevelt’s last two campaigns…

Stanley Weintraub talked about this book Pearl Harbor Christmas. In 1941 Christmas came little more than two weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Professor Weintraub recounts what it was …

Military historian Stanley Weintraub talked about his book General Sherman’s Christmas: Savannah, 1864 (Smithsonian; October 27, 2009). In the book he recounts Union General William Tecumseh…

Mr. Weintraub talked about his new book, Silent Night: The Remarkable 1914 Christmas Truce, published by The Free Press. The book tells the story of the cease-fire on Christmas Eve 1914 duri…

Stanley Weintraub talked about his book Iron Tears: America’s Battle for Freedom, Britain’s Quagmire: 1775-1783, published by Free Press. For generations, Americans have viewed the Revoluti…

In conjunction with the opening of the William G. McGowan Theater, a group of historians and authors discussed the American founding fathers and their struggle for independence from England.…

Stanley Weintraub talked about his book, 15 Stars: Eisenhower, MacArthur, Marshall - Three Generals Who Saved the American Century, published by Free Press. In his book, military historian W…

On the anniversary of the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, the guests remembered the events of fifty years prior. The guests discussed what the situation was like in the United States befor…

In conjunction with the opening of the William G. McGowan Theater a group of historians and authors discussed the American founding fathers and their struggle for independence from England. …

Historian Stanley Weintraub discussed his book Disraeli: A Biography, published by Dutton Publishing. The book deals with Benjamin Disraeli, who was a novelist, prime minister, and one of th…

Co-Authors Stanley and Rodelle Weintraub spoke to a group of 4th and 5th-grade children about their book Dear Young Friend: The Letters of American Presidents to Children, published by Stack…

Stanley Weintraub talked about his book MacArthur’s War: Korea and the Undoing of an American Hero, published by Free Press, and the upcoming 50th anniversary of the start of the Korean war,…

Stanley Weintraub talked about his new book, Uncrowned King: The Life of Prince Albert. The book details the life of Prince Albert and the ways in which he worked behind the scenes to help k…