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DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, October 10\, Clements Center for National Securit
 y and UT Department of History with host Paul M. Sparrow\, from 12:15–1:
 30 pm\, in RLP 1.302B\, Patton Hall.\n\n \n\nPaul Sparrow is a writer\, pu
 blic speaker\, historical consultant and former Director of the Franklin D
 . Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum. His book “Awakening the Spi
 rit of America: FDR’s War of Words with Charles Lindbergh and the Battle
  to Save Democracy” has received rave reviews\; “Highly recommended”
  Douglas Brinkley\; “A riveting debut history” Publishers Weekly\; “
 Wonderfully written” Kirkus Reviews. Before moving to the FDR Library he
  was the Deputy Director of the Newseum in Washington.  Sparrow began his 
 career at KPIX\, the CBS affiliate in San Francisco\, and became an Emmy-A
 ward winning television producer working with Discovery\, TLC\, Fox and PB
 S.  \n\n \n\nIn his book\, he writes about how President Franklin Roosevel
 t had warned for years that Hitler’s fascist regime posed an existential
  threat to democracy\, but the American public remained stubbornly isolati
 onist. When Germany invaded Poland\, Roosevelt found himself facing an u
 nexpected adversary: Charles Lindbergh. Wildly popular\, the famed aviator
 ’s youthful charm and media magnetism earned him a massive following as 
 he attacked FDR’s policies. Powerful individuals including William Rando
 lph Hearst\, Henry Ford\, and members of Congress supported Lindbergh. Eng
 land soon found itself standing alone against the Nazi war machine. The Ge
 rman government provided secret funds to Nazi sympathizers in an effort to
  prevent Roosevelt from aiding Winston Churchill as he fought for England
 ’s survival. FDR’s triumph of leadership was by no means a foregone co
 nclusion. His astute political maneuvers and persuasive use of language su
 ccessfully awoke “the spirit of America.” It changed history and can s
 till inspire today.
LOCATION:RLP 1.302B\, Patton Hall\, RLP 1.302B
SUMMARY:Awakening the Spirit of America: FDR’s War of Words With Charles 
 Lindbergh―and the Battle to Save Democracy
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