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The Coming of the New Deal

Published: Feb. 11, 2019, 4:23 p.m.

FDR’s New Deal shaped Democratic politics for generations. But the roots of the coalition that made it happen stretch back further. We speak to historian Robert Chiles about his new book, ----The Revolution of ’28: Al Smith, American Progressivism, and the Coming of the New Deal----.