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H.W. Brands' New Book Offers an Objective and Timely Look at the Debate on 'America First' and Our Role in the World

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H.W. Brands, noted historian and author of more than 30 books, talks about his newest work, America First: Roosevelt Vs. Lindbergh in the Shadow of War. He discusses the two major protagonists, their arguments, weaknesses, local angles, including Lindbergh's fateful Des Moines speech and Chicago being the center of isolationist sentiment, and much more.

Robin A. Johnson is a governmental relations, public policy and political consultant. He is an expert on government reform issues and has consulted with numerous local governments on consolidation/merger, public-private partnerships and full-cost accounting of public services. Robin has also helped candidates win elections for the U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, state legislature, judiciary and local government. Robin served as a consultant to the Office of Statewide Performance Review in the Illinois Governor’s Office and is former director of the Illinois Center for Competitive Government, a partnership between the Illinois Comptroller’s Office and the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs at Western Illinois University. Prior to that, he was Director of the Local Government Affairs Division of the Illinois Comptroller’s Office. Robin served on the Board of Directors of the National Council for Public-Private Partnerships (NCPPP) in 1999-2000.