The Fight for the Four Freedoms

Harvey Kaye talked about his book, The Fight for the Four Freedoms: What Made FDR and the Greatest Generation Truly Great, in which he talks… read more

Harvey Kaye talked about his book, The Fight for the Four Freedoms: What Made FDR and the Greatest Generation Truly Great, in which he talks about the “Fight for the Four Freedoms” outlined in President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1941 State of the Union address. Mr. Kaye explained how the Four Freedoms outlined in the speech shaped a generation and how those freedoms were under siege by partisan politics.

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Interview
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Interview
Location:
Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States
First Aired:
Oct 18, 2014 | 12:32pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Oct 25, 2015 | 5:51am EDT | C-SPAN 2

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  • Oct 18, 2014 | 12:32pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Oct 19, 2014 | 11:08am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Oct 24, 2015 | 5:19pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Oct 25, 2015 | 5:51am EDT | C-SPAN 2
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