Citizen’s Bookshelf
Second Bill of Rights The Second Bill of Rights: FDR's Unfinished Revolution and Why We Need It More Than Ever, by Cass Sunstein Explores the history of this important speech, how FDR developed the ideas for the Second Bill, and how they have evolved in the second half of the 20th century.
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FDR: The First One Hundred Days, by Anthony Badger. A readable history of the first fifteen weeks of FDR's presidency.
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A World Made New: Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, by Mary Ann Glendon. A moving recounting of Eleanor Roosevelt's leadership in heading the United Nations effort at crafting a universal bill of rights. A most compelling history of her work and the unique contributions of the talented and gifted members of the commission she led.
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The Financial Crisis Inquiry Report: Final Report of the National Commission on the Causes of the Financial and Economic Crisis of the United States - In the wake of the most significant financial crisis since the Great Depression, the President signed into law on May 20, 2009, the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009, creating the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission. This is the final report of the commission's work.
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