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Mr. Persico talked about his book, Roosevelt’s Secret War: FDR and World War II Espionage, published by Random House. He talked about an overlooked aspect of FDR’s wartime leadership: his in…

Joseph Persico talked about his book, Roosevelt' s Centurions: FDR and the Commanders He Led to Victory in World War II. The 2013 Roosevelt Reading Festival was held by the Franklin D. Roose…

Joseph Persico talked about his book, Roosevelt’s Centurions: FDR and the Commanders He Led to Victory in World War II. He responded to questions from members of the audience. The ninth annu…

A panel discussion was held on the role and influence of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s inner circle of advisers on the domestic policy decisions in his administration. Topics included le…

Mr. Persico talked about his book, Roosevelt’s Secret War: FDR and World War II Espionage. He also discussed the history of intelligence activity in the United States. Following his prepared…

Mr. Persico talked about his book Eleventh Month, Eleventh Day, Eleventh Hour: Armistice Day, 1918, World War I and Its Violent Climax, published by Random House. The book chronicles the fi…

Professor Donald Miller moderated a panel of journalists talking about media coverage of World War II. Joseph Persico talked about his book, Edward R. Murrow: An American Original, published…

Panelists discussed World War II war crime trials. Topics included the philosophy and justification of holding the trials, and the problem of who was or was not put on trial. Joe Persico spo…

Historian Joseph Persico talked about his book Franklin & Lucy: President Roosevelt, Mrs. Rutherford, and the Other Remarkable Women in His Life, and he responded to questions from the audie…

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…