Venezuela's most important political figure of the twentieth
century, and probably its most important since Simon Bolivar, is
the subject of this volume of interviews and letters. Romulo
Betancourt helped to form Venezuela's historic Accion Democratica
group, twice served as his country's president, and in his many
years in exile worked to inform the world about the political
crises and dictatorships that plagued Venezuela. The material in
this book covers more than three decades of exchanges between
Betancourt and Robert Alexander, presenting details of Betancourt's
career and the evolution of his thinking.
The material begins with Alexander's first meeting with
Betancourt, in 1948, and continues up until the political leader's
death forty years later. The interviews and personal exchanges,
which Alexander transcribed from notes immediately following each
meeting, focus largely on issues and events contemporary to the
time of the conversations. In later years, however, when Alexander
was compiling a biography of Betancourt, the conversations are
directed toward the leader's earlier career, and provide an
overview of the events and ideas that shaped Venezuela's political
destiny. The letters from Betancourt are reproduced in full, and
follow the same pattern of addressing contemporary and, later,
biographical issues. This collection will serve as a complementary
volume to Robert Alexander's two previous works on Romulo
Betancourt, and will be an important resource for courses on the
history, politics, and economic development of Latin America and
Venezuela. Both public and academic libraries will also find it to
be a valuable addition to their collections.
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