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Additional authors

1. Engel, Jeffrey A.

Description

1. x, 232 pages : illustrations; 25 cm

Summary

1. "The specter of global war loomed large in President Franklin Roosevelt's mind as he prepared to present his 1941 State of the Union address. He believed the United States had a role to play in the battle against Nazi and fascist aggression already underway in Europe, yet his rallying cry to the nation was about more than just national security or why Americans should care about a fight still far overseas. He instead identified how Americans defined themselves as a people, with words that resonated and defined the parameters of American politics and foreign policy for generations. Roosevelt framed America's role in the conflict, and ultimately its role in forging the post-war world to come, as a fight for freedom. Four freedoms, to be exact: freedom of speech, freedom from want, freedom of religion, and freedom from fear. In this new look at one of the most influential presidential addresses ever delivered, historian Jeffrey A. Engel joins together with six other leading scholars to explore how each of Roosevelt's freedoms evolved over time, for Americans and for the wider world. They examine the ways in which the word 'freedom' has been used by Americans and others, across decades and the political spectrum. However, they are careful to note that the acceptance of the freedoms has been far from universal--even within the United States. Freedom from want, especially, has provoked clashes between those in favor of an expanded welfare state and proponents of limited government from the 1940s to the present day. In this sweeping look at the way American conceptions of freedom have evolved over time, The Four Freedoms brings to light a new portrait of who Americans were in 1941 and who they have become today in their own eyes--and in the eyes of the entire world"--

Alternative title

1. 4 freedoms

Subject

1. United States
2. Presidents
3. Civil rights
4. Diplomatic relations > Philosophy
5. Oratory
6. Civil rights > United States
7. Liberty
8. 1933 - 1945
9. Political and social views
10. United States > Foreign relations > Philosophy
11. Politics and government
12. United States > Politics and government > Philosophy
13. Roosevelt, Franklin D (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 > Political and social views
14. Presidents > United States > Messages
15. United States > Politics and government > 1933-1945
16. National characteristics, American
17. Roosevelt, Franklin D (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 > Oratory

Contents

1. The Four Freedoms: FDR's Legacy of Liberty for the United States and the World / Jeffrey A. Engel -- The Scene, the Phrase, and the Debate / Jeffrey A. Engel -- Freedom of Speech / Linda Eades -- Freedom to Worship / Tisa Wegner -- Freedom from Want / Matthew Jones -- Freedom from Fear / Frank Costigliola -- "Everywhere in the World": The Strange Career of the Four Freedoms since 1945 / William Hitchcock.

Call number

1. IAW (Roosevelt, F.) 16-1304

Note

1. "SMU Center for Presidential History."-- Title page.

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Title

1. The four freedoms : Franklin D. Roosevelt and the evolution of an American idea / edited by Jeffrey A. Engel.

Publisher

1. New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]

Copyright date

1. ©2016

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chronological term

1. 1933 - 1945

Added author

1. Engel, Jeffrey A., editor.

LCCN

1. 2015018909

ISBN

1. 9780199376216 (hardback : acid-free paper)
2. 0199376212 (hardback : acid-free paper)

Research call number

1. IAW (Roosevelt, F.) 16-1304