A Rendezvous with Destiny: The Roosevelts of the White House by Elliott RooseveltMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
FDR's son is frustrated by other books highlighting his "parent's" peccadilloes and New Deal. He aims to amplify details, correct falsities (mostly in the medical area), and shade with nuance. The result is greatly detailed and even scholarly. This makes for a rather dry read even when covering the loved fishing ventures or yuletide gatherings. Still, an important work from an eyewitness to history. Some of the things that jumped out to me from his privileged view was how Finland alone persevered in WWI payments to the U.S. during the turmoil early in WWII and how the invasion and subjugation of Holland summoned in the Dutch-American FDR the desire to go for a 3rd term and be in the driver's seat to end nazi aggression.
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