7.15 America's Autobiography: President Franklin D Roosevelt's State of the Union Address of 1944 with Dr Jeffrey Tyler Syck

Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, is a podcast hosted by academics, experts, and guests of the McConnell Center, who will walk you through great texts in human history. Designed to accompany your own reading of the text, Season Seven focuses on exploring the McConnell Center's newest publication, America's Autobiography: Key Documents that Tell Our Story. For this episode, Dr. Jeffrey Tyler Syck explains the significance of FDR's 1944 State of the Union Address. Jeffery Tyler Syck is an Assistant Professor of Political Science and the Director of the Center for Public Service and Outreach at the University of Pikeville. Tyler's academic research focuses on the development of American democracy and the history of political ideologies. ABOUT THE MCCONNELL CENTER Founded in 1991, the non-partisan McConnell Center at the University of Louisville seeks to identify, recruit and nurture Kentucky's next generation of great leaders. Our core principles—leadership, scholarship and service—guide us as we (1) prepare top undergraduate students to become future leaders; (2) offer civic education programs for teachers, students and the public; and (3) conduct strategic leadership development for the U.S. Army. Learn more regarding the work of The McConnell Center: www.mcconnellcenter.org