"Houck then flashes back to the final year of the 1932 presidential campaign to show how Raymond Moley, the principal architect of the address, came to be trusted by Roosevelt to craft this important speech.

The thirteen speeches in this volume powerfully capture the principles, images, and causes that constitute modern American conservatism. The introduction to each speech provides its context and impact on the movement and the nation.

This series explores important documents and speeches in the fight for freedom and civil rights for all Americans.

In the tradition of Wills's "Lincoln at Gettysburg, Lincoln's Greatest Speech" combines impeccable scholarship and lively, engaging writing to reveal the full meaning of one of the greatest speeches in the nation's history.