James Duffy states in his book, "Lindberg vs Roosevelt:The Rivalry That Divided America", that Charles Lindberg has been unfairly treated by history and that this treatment was largely influenced by Franklin D. Roosevelt. Prior to reading this book, I asked several people who had lived through this period their remembrances of these two men. Each recalled Roosevelt as a wonderful president, a "visionary" who steered the country through the Great Depression and then later, World War II. Lindberg was remembered as a great aviator who later endured personal tragedy, and during World War II, was a German sympathizer with antisemitic beliefs.Mr Duffy convincingly demonstrates how the power of the Presidency, through use of governmental sources/sympathizers and the media, influences public opinion and perceptions. He presents a picture of Roosevelt as an astute yet arrogant and coniving politician who used his influence to neutralize and defame a perceived opponent and promote his own agenda. Lindberg became FDR's opponent when he publically challenged Roosevelt's decision to cancel the commercial air mail contracts and later as a proponent and spokesman for the America First Committee, a group which supported America's nonintervention in the European war. That Roosevelt was successful in his campaign against Lindberg is demonstrated by the memories and perceptions of those contemporaries I had polled.The book also highlights Winston Chuchill as one "who seemed to know when and how to push Roosevelt's buttons...". It seems FDR was easily manipulated by Churchill as the former maneuvered or was maneuvered into bringing the United States into World War II. Another revelation was how Churchill "...was determined from the beginning to turn the United States into a combatant." Still surprising was how the British Foriegn Office utilized an advertising agency to manipulate American opinion as the public was surveyed by the Gallup organization.I found "Lindberg vs Roosevelt: The Rivalry That Divided America" to be a compelling and easily read book, thoroughly footnoted with over 140 resourses cited. I recommend this book for those interested in WWII, the Great Depression, the history of early aviation as well as the luminaries of those times. It is also a serious read for those who are concerned with the use and abuse of Presidential power.