Al Smith, FDR And The Progressive Movement

A New York Minute In History

Feb 28 2019 | 01:14:41

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Show Notes

On this episode of A New York Minute In History, co-hosts Devin Lander and Don Wildman examine how two New Yorkers – Al Smith and Franklin Delano Roosevelt – influenced the Progressive Era of the early 20th century. The episode also explores how the administrations of Smith and Roosevelt shaped modern day politics and the role […]

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