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Jonathan Alter

Jonathan Alter is a senior editor at Newsweek, where, since 1991, he has written an acclaimed column on politics, history, media, and society at large. He is also an analyst and contributing correspondent for NBC News. Alter lives in Montclair, New... Read full bio

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Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. I don't like mottos but believe in staying skeptical yet idealistic.
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The Promise President Obama, Year One By: Jonathan Alter
This edition: Hardcover, 480 pages
Publication date: May 18, 2010
Barack Obama’s inauguration as president on January 20, 2009, inspired the world. But the great promise of “Change We Can Believe In” was immediately tested by the threat of another Great Depression, a...
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The Defining Moment FDR's Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope By: Jonathan Alter
This edition: Hardcover, 432 pages
Publication date: May 2, 2006
This is the story of a political miracle -- the perfect match of man and moment. Franklin Delano Roosevelt took office in March of 1933 as America touched bottom. Banks were closing everywhere. Millions of people lost...
Other Formats: eBook, Trade Paperback