The Man He Became
2014-01-04T15:30:41-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYmU3XC8yMDE0MDEwNDE1MzYzNTAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==James Tobin talked about his book, The Man He Became: How FDR Defied Polio to Win the Presidency, in which he examines Franklin D. Roosevelt’s life with polio, which Roosevelt contracted in 1921 at the age of thirty-nine. Mr. Tobin said that as an up-and-coming member of the Democratic Party, Roosevelt had to re-imagine his life and political future after being diagnosed with the disease. James Tobin spoke at the Louisville Free Public Library in Louisville, Kentucky.
James Tobin talked about his book, The Man He Became: How FDR Defied Polio to Win the Presidency, in which he examines Franklin D.… read more
James Tobin talked about his book, The Man He Became: How FDR Defied Polio to Win the Presidency, in which he examines Franklin D. Roosevelt’s life with polio, which Roosevelt contracted in 1921 at the age of thirty-nine. Mr. Tobin said that as an up-and-coming member of the Democratic Party, Roosevelt had to re-imagine his life and political future after being diagnosed with the disease. James Tobin spoke at the Louisville Free Public Library in Louisville, Kentucky. close
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