Chatter: FDR, Charles Lindbergh, and Presidential Libraries with Paul Sparrow

Paul Sparrow, who served as Director of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum from 2015 to 2022, has written the book Awakening the Spirit of America about the war of words between FDR and Charles Lindbergh in 1940-41.

He joined host David Priess to discuss his path to the FDR Library, the history of presidential libraries, how the Roosevelt-Lindbergh war of words reveals much about the American experience before and during the Second World War, why Lindbergh never ran for president, the America First movement, Roosevelt's chaotic approach to intelligence, FDR's popular legacy, and more.

Works mentioned in this episode:

• The book Awakening the Spirit of America by Paul Sparrow
• The book The Plot Against America by Philip Roth
• The book K is for Killing by Daniel Easterman
• The book Those Angry Days by Lynne Olson
• The podcast Ultra
• The book Prequel by Rachel Maddow
• The book The Wave of the Future by Anne Lindbergh
• The book An Unfinished Love Story by Doris Kearns Goodwin
• The book The Killing Shore by K. A. Nelson

Chatter is a production of Lawfare and Goat Rodeo. This episode was produced and edited by Cara Shillenn of Goat Rodeo. Podcast theme by David Priess, featuring music created using Groovepad.