Bourbon and History
Welcome to Bourbon and History! In this podcast, historian and author Nicholas Kane combines his passion for fine bourbon with his passion for American history. From a series ranking America's presidents to episodes discussing interesting and relevant topics from our nations past, Bourbon and History is THE podcast for all things history.
Bourbon and History
1.44: #2 Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Nicholas Kane
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Season 1
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Episode 44
As the nations longest serving president, Franklin D. Roosevelt, or FDR, was forced to tackle the monumental task of rescuing the country from the depths of the Great Depression. After enacting a wide-range of legislative initiatives to rescue the nations economy, FDR then had to combat the rise of fascism abroad, eventually dragging a reluctant, isolationist nation into the doldrums of a world war.