Edmund Morris on Theodore Roosevelt

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edmund Morris discussed the final volume of his trilogy, Colonel Roosevelt, chronicling the last ten years of Theodore Roosevelt's life with Pulitzer Prize-winning Boston Globe writer Mark Feeney. Event held Feb. 06, 2011.
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[@georgeince4136]

I also owe my great admiration for Theodore Roosevelt to having read Edmund Morris's trilogy about Theodore Roosevelt. Until then I truly didn't care for him. Thank you Mr. Morris for you writings.

[@BlueBaron3339]

Sadly, Edmund Morris died this past May. As brilliant and literary as his books on TR are, it's his wit that made his interviews sparkle.

[@bt10ant]

Thanks for that note. I hadn't heard about his stroke and death. Very sad. His Booknotes and QandA sessions with Brian Lamb on CSPAN are must-watching.

[@davyroger3773]

Very insightful and witty interview! RIP Morris.

[@tomlynch4615]

It was heartwarming to learn that the last seven words of the last of Morris’s books was a quote from an essay written in 1922 by a schoolboy named Thomas Maher, the father of My classmate Brian Maher- Providence College 1968.

[@user-ff4lr2jj5r]

Teddy was an amazing man...all over the place. Vidal's piece about him is very good...and in the end of the day, his last presidential run ...;well, if he had won...

[@RAFOmx]

EXCELENTE

[@VernonJohnsontheiii]

The interviewer sounds identical to Steve jobs. Wow that's scary.

[@donarybolt6484]

Would have enjoyed more information about TR!

[@erikaramirez6958]

I get the feeling that Mr. Morris is not very fond of Eleanor Roosevelt.

[@BlueBaron3339]

It's more a matter of relevance than antipathy.

[@wingsfan1450]

TR was the one Roosevelt worth it and even this anti-German policy made zero sense. Everything else he hit home runs on.

[@danielgreenleaf]

And rightly so

[@glenphillips9068]

Was Reagan Eleanor Roosevelt's son ?

[@angelasabatino9930]

No

[@mns8732]

One caveat: This a celebration of white culture in America. Okay , then, on with the show

[@RaffieFaffie]

So servile