Jonathan Darman

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September 16, 2022

Jonathan joined host Marhsall Kosloff on “The Realignment” podcast.

September 13, 2022

In the Wall Street Journal, John P. McConnell reviewed BECOMING FDR.

September 9, 2022

On the podcast “Skullduggery,” Jonathan discussed Biden, FDR and the challenges a president faces inspiring hope in challenging times.

September 8, 2022

Jonathan joined the Atlanta History Center’s Claire Haley for a conversation about BECOMING FDR

September 6, 2022

Jonathan joined biographer Evan Thomas for a discussion of BECOMING FDR at Washington’s Politics & Prose. Watch the full event here.

August 27, 2022

Jonathan answered “Eight Questions” from Air Mail on how polio prepared FDR for the presidency — and saved his marriage.

August 11, 2022

From the newsletter: Running for reelection in 1984, Ronald Reagan skillfully dispensed with the “age issue.” It won’t be as easy for Joe Biden.

“Written in elegant, evocative prose… this insightful portrait convincingly grounds Roosevelt’s public achievements in painful private experience. Readers will be riveted.”

July 23, 2022

For Air Mail, Jonathan reviews Paul Pringle’s Bad City: Peril and Power in the City of Angels

June 17, 2022

From the newsletter: The Reagan revolution and the Iraq war might have turned out differently if Richard Nixon’s presidency had not been subsumed by scandal

July 13, 2022

“A welcome, insightful addition to the literature surrounding FDR”

May 21, 2022

For Air Mail, Jonathan Reviews James Kirchick’s Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington

June 1, 2022

From the newsletter:  In interviews 25 years apart, Betty Ford and Laura Bush both said they opposed overturning Roe v. Wade. The different reactions they received provide a window on where abortion politics may be headed.

May 4, 2022

From the newsletter: After the break-up of the USSR, an early Cold War Cassandra, warned of the lingering threat of a humiliated Russia. Should we have paid more attention?

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