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bob clark is the senior archivist here at the fdr library, and he is a genius, and he and lynn run a magnificent presidential archive. it's a great honor for me as the daughter of a refugee from nazi germany to be speaking here in the home of my idol, franklin roosevelt. well, this story begins in november, 1936, when fdr won a landslide election. every state in the union except maine and vermont joined in the strong vote of confidence in if roosevelt and the new deal. on election night fdr was home in hyde park listening to the radio and reading the press tickers. as the astonishin...

he beat the republican of kansas by a margin of 11 million votes. he won 523 electoral votes to only eight for landon. it was a stupendous, unequivocal mandate to fulfill the promises of the new deal. but soon after that earthquake election the political winds shifted, and that overwhelming mandate proved to be fragile. by the spring of 1937, roosevelt's long honeymoon with congress was over. and by 1938 things were falling apart. the country was sliding back into recession, and the supreme court was declaring unconstitutional key new deal legislation. but it was not only economics a...

>> and this year's group of authors reflect the wide variety of research done here. we are delighted to highlight our researchers' work at book talks throughout the year, and especially with this, our annual reading festival. before we get to our speaker, i want to quickly go over a few housekeeping matters. first, if you have cell phones or pagers turn them off or turn them to vibrate. also, after our speakers talk, we will move out next to the new deal store where you can purchase your books and have the authors sign them. and i would like to acknowledge the presence of our friends...