Julie Fenster

Julie M. Fenster is a historian whose latest book is about the unusual relationship of Franklin Roosevelt, Louis Howe, and Eleanor Roosevelt: FDR's Shadow. She co-wrote the New York Times bestseller Parish Priest with Douglas Brinkley.

Conversation

Inside FDR’s Wild Obsession

Historians Douglas Brinkley and Julie M. Fenster talk about the hold that the American landscape for two visionary presidents and how that affected US history.

Douglas Brinkley

Eleanor's Advice to Michelle

The biographer of America’s most famous first lady, Julie Fenster, scours Mrs. Roosevelt’s diaries for advice to Michelle. First lesson: how to survive the criticisms.

Julie Fenster