Jonathan Darman
Journalist and historian
Jonathan Darman is a historian and journalist focused on US politics and presidents. He wrote Becoming FDR.
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Born in Washington, D.C., United States
About Jonathan Darman
Darman's books explore American politics and the presidency. Becoming FDR tells how Franklin Roosevelt's polio infection in midlife changed his character and shaped the leader he became. He also wrote Landslide, which looks at Lyndon Johnson and Ronald Reagan during a pivotal stretch of the 1960s. Darman was a national political correspondent for Newsweek and reported on the campaigns of Hillary Clinton, John Kerry and Mitt Romney as they ran for president. His work on the magazine's 2004 election project won the National Magazine Award for Single Topic Issue. He has also given commentary on politics and presidential history on television and public radio. He studied American history and literature at Harvard College. He lives in Brooklyn and the Hudson Valley.