The Rough Rider & The Professor with Laurence Jurdem
Civics & Coffee: A History Podcast
09/30/23
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Joining me this week is Laurence Jurdem to discuss his newest book, The Rough Rider & the Professor: Theodore Roosevelt, Henry Cabot Lodge, and the Friendship that Changed American History.
Dr. Jurdem is an Adjunct Professor of history at Fairfield University and Fordham College’s Lincoln Center campus. In this episode, we chat about the relationship between Lodge and Roosevelt and what their relationship tells us about politics during the Gilded Age & Progressive Era.
To find out more about Dr. Jurdem and his scholarship, visit his website at www.laurencejurdem.com
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