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F. D. R. My Exploited Father-In-Law: An Intimate Account of the Man, the Regime and the Legacy

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Curtis B. Dall, the author, was a White House Insider while F.D.R. was President. This is a book that every American should read and is the only source I have ever found on many important events of that time period. Those events have repercussions down to the present day. Mr. Dall was an excellent observer and reporter plus he was a man of experience with the world "as it is". He is a good writer, is clear and understandable and the events themselves are fascinating. I lent or lost my original copy and am now looking for another one for my permanent reference library. I think it was one of the best and most important books I've ever read.

The book started off with a slow start, but finished with " all cannons blazing". Curtis Dall was married to F.D.R.'s daughter and was a stockbroker on the floor during the 1929 crash. It was after the crash that the author started to " see the truth". After conversations with various individuals he begins to learn the 1929 crash was a manipulated event. The author states," I had not yet learned that the largest and quickest profits which can accrue to powerful bankers and credit manipulators is selling just before they create a disaster to shake confidence throughout the world-- specifically, war". This is exactly what happened prior to the 9/11 attacks. Similarly, when the economy sank in late 2008 prior to the election, banks receieved a bailout, and "bankers" bought commodities at dirt cheap prices. Not much has changed.

The author also describes the money power that is behind politics and war, and also the ultimate goal of this money power of achieving a world government on the basis of promoting peace. Curtis Dall describes how these people continually use the the innocuous term "peace" to achieve their goal. That interested me because in the book of Daniel we read...and by peace shall destroy many.(Daniel 8:25)

The downside of the book is the events described involve alot of hearsay. For example, the author writes about Harry Hopkins giving money plates to the Soviet Union to print our currency. I haven't seen this documented anywhere, so we have to take the author on his word alone. This is a good book nevertheless; and one can gain more insight into the truth from Curtis Dall's personal experience.