Fdr's Quiet Confidant
Subtitle: The Autobiography of Frank C. Walker
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Published: May 1997
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 194
ISBN-13: 9780870813948
Subjects: Biography: general; POLITICS & GOVERNMENT; Inter-war period, 1918-1939; Second World War, 1939-1945; United States - 20th Century/WWII; U.S. History - Depression And New Deal (1929-1938); U.S. History - World War II (Domestic Aspects); Biography & Autobiography; Biography / Autobiography; Biography/Autobiography; USA; Political
Description: Frank C. Walker was widely considered to be Franklin Roosevelt's most trusted and important aide. From 1933, after Walker played an instrumental role in his election, until Roosevelt's death in 1945, Walker held a variety of posts in the Roosevelt administration: coordinating secretary for the newly created New Deal agencies, Postmaster General during the war years, as well as national chairman of the Democratic Party. His modest efficiency stood out among the often clashing egos involved in the New Deal and wartime administration and led Roosevelt to confide in Walker a great deal. A keen observer of people and events throughout his life, Walker in his autobiography provides an intimate insider's view of Roosevelt. Despite his closeness and loyalty to the president, he held private reservations about his chief.