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Main Author: Jenkins, Roy, 1920-
Other Authors: Neustadt, Richard E.
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Times Books, 2003.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:American presidents series
Subjects:
Roosevelt, Franklin D. > (Franklin Delano), > 1882-1945.
Presidents > United States > Biography.
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Physical Description:xvii, 186 p. ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-178) and index.
ISBN:0805069593
Author Notes:Roy Jenkins (1920-2003) was the author of twenty-one books, including the New York Times bestsellers Churchill and Gladstone , the latter of which won the Whitbread Prize for Biography. Active in British politics for half a century, he entered the House of Commons as a Labour member in 1948 and subsequently served as minister of aviation, home secretary, and chancellor of the Exchequer. From 1977 to 1981 he was president of the European Commission. In 1987 he became chancellor of Oxford University and took his seat in the House of Lords as Lord Jenkins of Hill head. He also served as president of the Royal Society of Literature.

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