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Robert H. Jackson was one of the giants of the Roosevelt age: a lawyer General, a still revered Supreme Courtroom Justice and, not least important, one of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's good friends and advisers. His seductive memoir of FDR, written in the early 1950s before Jackson's untimely death, has remained unpublished for fifty years. Here is that newly learned memoir. Written with skill and sophistication, this is actually a unique accounts of the personality, do, greatness of identity, and common mankind of "that man in the White House," as outraged conservatives called FDR. Jackson simply but eloquently provides an insider's view of Roosevelt's presidency, including such crucial events as FDR's Court-packing plan, his battles with corporate America, his decision to get a third term, and his daring move to aid Britain in 1940 with American destroyers. He also offers an intimate personal portrait of Roosevelt--on fishing excursions, in late-night poker games, or approving legislation while eating breakfast in bed, where he routinely started out his workday. We meet a leader who's far-sighted but nimble in attacking the problems accessible; principled but versatile; charismatic and popular but unafraid to pick battles, take stands, so when necessary, make opponents. That Man is not only a valuable historical record, but an engaging and insightful look at one of the most exceptional men in American record. In reading this memoir, we gain not only a new appreciation for Roosevelt, but also admiration for Jackson, who emerges as both a open public servant of great integrity and skill and a wry, shrewd, and fair-minded observer of politics at the best level.
