Title

Freedom from fear : the American people in depression and war, 1929-1945

Description

Between 1929 and 1945, two great travails were visited upon the American people: the Great Depression and World War II. Freedom from Fear tells the story of how Americans endured, and eventually prevailed, in the face of those unprecedented calamities.--Jacket.

Identifier

806473

195038347

Creator

Kennedy, David M

Source

Brian Lamb Booknotes Collection

Gift of Brian Lamb, 2011.

Catalog record

Language

eng

Date

1999

Program air date: June 20, 1999.

Publisher

Oxford University Press

George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections & Archives

Text

Transcription of Annotations
Notes on front endpapers and half title: Was Roosevelt a "fiscal conservative." P 217 McClellan/Richmond 1862; Lincoln and war/slavery, same for Roosevelt. National Recovery Administration Act p 179, passed June 1933. Bernard Baruch & Hugh Johnson. Hostile to competition. 1933-25% unemployment rate. Lorena Hickok-traveled the nation. (P 218) Second New Deal 1935, Townsend Clubs, Father Coughlin, Huey Long. Kennedy's own view p 248 footnote. WWI-Versailles Treaty and the Depression/Hoover. What role did John Maynard Keynes play in the New Deal? Louis Brandeis' role with S. Security p 264. Social Security unveiled Jan 17, 1935-1st check 1940. (P 255) Works Projects Admin.--The Federal Art Project, Fed Writers Prog., Theater Prog., Music; Civilian Conservation Corps. 1935-The Big Bill-PWA-Public Works Administration; Rural Electrification Administration. Flint sit down strike-changed labor forever. John L. Lewis-a Republican-United Mine Workers/Wagoner Act/CIO (p. 298) $500,000 contribution to 1936 FDR campaign. Court packing bill fails. The New Deal's momentum was exhausted by mid 1937 (p 337). New Deal- P 364--1. did not redistribute income; 2. no sig. state owned enterprises emerged. 1934 Joseph Kennedy 1st Un. Sec. Housing program (1934) FHA/VA; Fannie Mae; National Labor Relations Board; CAB ('38) ICC; FCC ('34), Fed. Power Com., FTC. In last analysis reform was lasting legacy p 372. 1942 German U-Boats torpedoed American ships of New Jersey/Florida/Virginia B. Aerial warfare- p 602 Americans-unwarlike people. Casablanca Conference Jan 1943; Teheran, Dec 1943; Yalta, Feb 6, 1945; Potsdam, July 16, 1945. The Greer p 497 Beginning of War for U.S.. Knowing how sick he was, why didn't he share his plan with Truman? Promised Eleanor about Lucy Mercer. Aug 9, 1941--Churchill and FDR meeting (P 496) later W.C. discloses to his cabinet FDR will look for incident to get in the war. July 26, 1941-Roosevelt announced a freeze on Japanese assets. p 510. Japan must give up China to avoid trouble with U.S. Yamamoto--warned against war with U.S. p 526. MacArthur--ordered to Australia--"I shall return." FDR gave Medal of Honor. 537 Station Hypo-Central Intelligence Affair--In Pearl Harbor-Cdr Joseph Rochfort. Midway-40 officers competent in Jap. Single most valuable intelligence contribution in Pacific War. Notes on back fly sheet and endpapers. Tokyo Bombing Mar 9 p 847--1 million, 90,000 dead, 66 of Japan's cities, killed as many as 900,000. Hoover--promotion of labor unions and trade associations; the great humanitarian. Ickes--Honest Harold-PWA cautions. Brandeis. FDR-"Force an incident,"--Winston Churchill p 496.President misleadingly said, ultimate deviousness (498). WWII end. How little he had taken his countrymen into his confidence--even misled them 856; had not settled things to the degree promised. P. 798 Before 1945-Doctor ten months earlier diagnosed hypertensive heart disease, failure of left ventricular. Truman nonchalantly tells States has a new weapon p 843. Admiral Bull Halsey sobs p 827, Nimitz, MacArthur. Lamb lists events/dates from Jan 20, 1945 FDR Inauguration to Sept 2, 1945 Formal conclusion to Japanese War. FDR didn't share A-Bomb plan with Truman, mention of new weapon to Stalin (p 843); poorly prepared for post war, had mislead the American people (p 856). Guadalcanal-Aug 2, 1942-worse ever defeat at sea. Leyte Gulf-Oct, 1944-largest naval battle in history. WWII Tax consequences-4 million Americans filed tax returns on the eve of war. By War's end 46 million paid personal income tax. Rate 6 to 94%. Cost of War--304 Billion. 45% out of current taxation. Truman-Stalin "a bit of a squirt." Japan's view of U.S.--p 810. Yon quote I.F. Stone. Lamb's marginalia and underlinings add details to the notes in the front/back matter.

Subject

"Depressions--1929--United States."

"New Deal, 1933-1939."

"World War, 1939-1945--United States."

Relation

Original Booknotes interview

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