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Roosevelt's ghost (AP) ? The ghost of Franklin Delano Roosevelt made a Halloween apnparan^A MAn^ai; it 1 TQ t r\ Hofonrl < pvuiuiivv iTivjimuj ui iv; uviviiu his New Deal against political and historical detractors. History professor E.H. Beardsley portrayed the Depression-era chief exV, ecutive, complete with jaunty cigarette > holder, jut-jawed grin, economy-size lapels and even a careful replica of the disabled president's wheelchair. The Halloween date for his costumed lecture to about 150 freshmen and sophomore American history students was coincidental. Beardsley spent several months nreoarine his "Meet FDR: an experience in historical theater." "IT SOUNDS kind of corny, but I have him coming back to 1983 to defend the New Deal from criticisn thai has come from both the right and the left," Beardsley said. Beardsley has no the. er background, but this is his second impersonation. Two years ago he dressed up as FDR's fifth cousin, Teddy Roosevelt, for a performance he has repeated about 20 times since then. The idea for impersonating historical figures first came from Professors. Continued frc island and how quickly a agi democratic government can be established, he said. mi "My own perspectives are rather we skeptical in terms of longterm." wc The cost of the invasion is the condemnations America has I received, and "the costs overwhelm stu the benefits," Rosati said. vei "America is perceived as an coi How to have c r. ' * r ffi m'i (i 'iir' inin iii'il r n w i? i itrnj.mn iii-i i-- ? ejPSliiS&iWi&'y*'?.!5^ ww*1 mmjtf II raw-M-J ^MBjgiww^iaw?Maamc n JBmm 9n %^1I ??!? P Hi^k^k V^K. ^k^fSSU JSl8 St? ll?^B 1? Pj ^;v;^Bftl8? m i?K8B3iSS?fc3sS? v%& t J9n^ g^g|| IS Indulge yourself in a w namony touch of class, from General Foods* ' International Coffees. r? GENERA USC AS UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE visits USC to d( ames Whitmore's Truman and Hal lolbrook's Mark Twain, but Beardley didn't begin making plans until he aw films of a Berkeley, Calif., proessor lecturing as famous scientists. "I figured, gee, if that guy can do it, can do it," he said. ** a nrr'iti a n 1 * /\ ivtaju 1j/\iv icciuic is cuiiipciuig vith television and the movies," Jeardsley said. "I felt the need to do omething dramatic in the classroom." The Teddy Roosevelt lecture went >ver well, so this time Beardsley won a ;rant from the South Carolina Committee for the Humanities so he could skip summer school teaching and pay for props, costume and research. He read all or part of about 10 biographies of the 32nd president, culled though letters and speeches, listened to radio tapes and viewed newsreels from USC's Movietone collection. He also consulted William Leuchtenberg, author of the recent biography "In the Shadow of FDR," and other USC faculty members as he refined his script. OVERALL, BEARDSLEY said, his characterization is sympathetic. "But 1 try to show the flaws in his presidency n page 1 jssor, as the imperialist power." le said the reasons the adlistration gave for the invasion e "entirely consistent with its ldview." I -* . ^-1 * 4 ?-?o r\f mi; lCVdlti duiu, v-ziiv. wi n*jr ients made what I thought was a / astute comment: 'How do we demn Afghanistan after this?'" lass between cl % wiuimmtjtttMknii' j*in "t .-* - -<-, vr <*>- - v?aw t^? -V,yxy?v^?V it* s^sst-rr r* r-\t-s *r r> Si :^:. arm cup^^ of Cafe Vienna. I And just one of six delicious . FOOI)SK INTERNATIONAL COFI AUCH A FEELING AS A FLAVOR ifend New Deal and give credit where it is due away from him," he said. "In 1983, he's not running for office anymore, so he might be a little more honest about things." The 45-minute presentation includes : period music and Depression folk songs, a tape of an anti-FDR speech by former populist Louisiana Gov. Huey Long and about 80 slides. Rpardslev said he was "nervous about making a fool of myself" when j ! he put his first Roosevelt show !; together. But he's enough of a trouper fj now to have agreed to take the FDR ! j part in the local Workshop Theatre | production of "Annie" next month. ?! BEARDSLEY ESTIMATES the 1 FDR show cost about $7,000 to put [J together. As part of his application for [ j the grant, he agreed to tour state high ! j schools and colleges. j "Rarrino rlpnfh r?r disablement. I I should be able to do this forever," he said. But he doesn'f think he'll be researching another one any time soon. "Having two in my repertoire," he said, "I feel I can rest for a while." Your gift can make a difference. | jflfjSiAmerican Heart !: ? Association WE'RE FIGHTING FOR YOUR LIFE fj ==_ asses. 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