I have been reading a biography on each of our Presidents the last year. It has been a sort of bird's eye view of American history, instructive, and, one really gets a sense of challanges facing each generation.
2007-09-18 03:22:05 · 17 answers · asked by alphabetsoup2 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Surprising lessons learned so far...FDR was not an idealogue, just, faced a broken America and tried to fix it quickly...JFK WAS NOT keen on entering Vietnam in any numbers and was reluctant to get involved in Civil Rights...
2007-09-18 03:24:34 · update #1
Lincoln was a master of ambiguity tht kept his cabinet wondering while being candid of what he required from them
2007-09-18 03:36:14 · update #2
Acually, FDR was a fiscal conservative, and, Keynes was not accepted or even famous as an economist until after FDR's death.
2007-09-18 03:55:24 · update #3
That's a GREAT suggestion! thanks
2007-09-18 03:25:19 · answer #1 · answered by momofthree 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Thanks.Please be assured that there are other views also.A biography is a subjective account based on the information available at a given point of time and suffers from the inbuilt preferences and biases of the author/publisher as well as the anticipated reviews and public perceptions.As the saying goes,it should be taken with a pinch of salt (may or may not be used but handy all the time ).
2007-09-18 10:36:39 · answer #2 · answered by brkshandilya 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The one thing I find on Yahoo, is that hate gets in the way of truth. History is bent and distorted to feed deep-seated hatred and fear. Historical context is denied and rejected. I wish more people would not only read biographies, but add where possible, the personal letters and journals of the presidents. That's equally as eye opening.
2007-09-18 10:53:58 · answer #3 · answered by justa 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Might I also recommend Plato's Republic, Aristotle's Politics, St. Augustine's The City of God, Machiavelli's The Prince, and any other works on citizenship and politics. Be warned, many of these are rather difficult reads and can be quite time consuming to fully digest.
2007-09-18 10:39:37 · answer #4 · answered by crypticsamurai 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
FDR was an ideologue - the notion that the government could help, and even if it could, should help, by taking over the economy requires an ideology, requires a Keynesian view of economics.
Besides, it didn't work.
2007-09-18 10:47:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I support your recommendation! I love reading political biographies and autobiographies. Some of the things written by Winston Churchill are fantastic as well. And two of my favorite Presidents to read about are Woodrow Wilson and John Adams. Fascinating and brilliant men, both misunderstood and under appreciated.
2007-09-18 10:26:33 · answer #6 · answered by ItsJustMe 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are you recommending we pick these books up? Or are you saying try and learn a little something new about history, or leaders of the past, what?
2007-09-18 10:28:33 · answer #7 · answered by Miz Peaches 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I recommend you watch www.zeitgeistmovie.com and I have read the Bio's and this filled in some gaps, listen closely to JFK's speech in the movie and then google it and read it again, maybe the CIA did kill him????
2007-09-18 10:29:57 · answer #8 · answered by Ktcyan 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
ohh hell yeah sweetface that sounds like a absolutely great idea love it couldn't have thought of it by myslef. lol hugs n kisses coco.*
2007-09-18 10:27:42 · answer #9 · answered by shame on them 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, people really do need to be more aware of political issues, and how they affect them.
2007-09-18 10:26:08 · answer #10 · answered by Angel Unaware 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a very good idea.
2007-09-18 10:24:47 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋