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Presidential Relaxation: FDR, Churchill, Lincoln, and TR
1:12:18 - 1:20:35 (08:17)
FDR, Lincoln, Churchill, and TR had their unique ways of relaxing and dealing with anxiety amidst their leadership responsibilities, such as FDR's cocktail hour and Churchill's love for theater.
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The article discusses the different coping mechanisms that have been used by some of the US Presidents.
1:12:18 - 1:14:17 (01:58)
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The article discusses the different coping mechanisms that have been used by some of the US Presidents. These include reading books, watching movies, engaging in physical activities, and having a cocktail hour where no discussion of the war was allowed.
ChapterPresidential Relaxation: FDR, Churchill, Lincoln, and TR
Episode#335: The Life Lessons and Success Habits of Four Presidents — Doris Kearns Goodwin
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Author Doris Kearns Goodwin recounts the exclusive residential hotel that the White House became during World War II, with FDR inviting his closest friends to live on the second floor and even sleepovers with the Clintons in the same rooms as past historical figures, such as Winston Churchill.
1:14:17 - 1:16:12 (01:54)
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Author Doris Kearns Goodwin recounts the exclusive residential hotel that the White House became during World War II, with FDR inviting his closest friends to live on the second floor and even sleepovers with the Clintons in the same rooms as past historical figures, such as Winston Churchill.
ChapterPresidential Relaxation: FDR, Churchill, Lincoln, and TR
Episode#335: The Life Lessons and Success Habits of Four Presidents — Doris Kearns Goodwin
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The author discusses how he finds balance and decompresses after his busy writing schedule by attending baseball games and reading mysteries.
1:16:12 - 1:18:07 (01:55)
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The author discusses how he finds balance and decompresses after his busy writing schedule by attending baseball games and reading mysteries.
ChapterPresidential Relaxation: FDR, Churchill, Lincoln, and TR
Episode#335: The Life Lessons and Success Habits of Four Presidents — Doris Kearns Goodwin
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
FDR had a variety of methods to relax during times of high stress, including going on fishing trips and using visualization techniques.
1:18:07 - 1:20:35 (02:28)
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FDR had a variety of methods to relax during times of high stress, including going on fishing trips and using visualization techniques. On one such fishing trip, he came up with the idea of lend-lease, a plan to supply Britain with weapons during World War II.