Ken Burns brings us "The Roosevelts" - warts and all
The new PBS series takes a bittersweet look at this larger-than-life American family and raises a question: Do presidents shape history, or does history shape them?
Ted Van Dyk
Ted Van Dyk has been active in national policy and politics since 1961, serving in the White House and State Department and as policy director of several Democratic presidential campaigns. He is auth
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