Leslie is joined by Brian Kilmeade to discuss his newest book, "Teddy and Booker T.: How Two American Icons Blazed a Path for Racial Equality."

In the book, Brian draws a spotlight on how two wildly different Americans bore immense responsibility in the time of the Jim Crow South. Roosevelt at the presidential helm and Washington paving the way of the Civil Rights movement from a small town in Alabama, the men formed an unlikely but culturally significant friendship. As he has in his previous titles, Kilmeade has transformed this nearly forgotten footnote of history into a dramatic saga that illustrates how these two heroes formed a personal bond that not only changed each other, but also helped lay the groundwork for true equality.

“By the end of the 19th century, Theodore Roosevelt and Booker T. Washington, an unlikely pair, emerged as the heirs of the Abraham Lincoln - Frederick Douglass partnership. Both men encountered a series of challenges throughout their lives – however, the two men became the leaders America needed, and together they faced down the forces that were rapidly rolling back hard-won rights for Black Americans,” notes Kilmeade. “Theirs is a story of triumph and tragedy, of cooperation and disagreement, and ultimately of the kind of courage that makes America great. Although their work remains unfinished even today, the progress that Booker T. Washington and Theodore Roosevelt made is undeniable. Only by understanding how they worked together, how they decided when to push society and when to pause, and where their drive and determination came from can we carry on the work of these two icons.”

(Purchase link: https://www.amazon.com/Teddy-Booker-T-American-Equality/dp/0593543823)

Brian is a Fox News Channel television anchor, co-host of the channel’s morning show “Fox & Friends”, and host of the daily national radio show, “The Brian Kilmeade Show”. He is the co-author of six New York Times bestselling books, including The Games Do Count, George Washington’s Secret Six, Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates, Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans, Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers, and The President and the Freedom Fighter. He lives on Long Island with his wife and three children.
His handle on X is @Kilmeade.