In 1940, Roosevelt broke the tradition set by George Washington by running for a third term. The advent of Nazi Germany sealed his determination to seek the presidency again, despite the disapproval ...

Roosevelt issued an executive order that gave the U.S. army authority to compel 120,000 Japanese Americans believed to be ...

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born January 30 ... Facing one of the greatest challenges in American history—world war—Roosevelt helmed the government during the era just before World War II through ...

His writings, which stretched across eight decades, helped Americans understand a president who transformed the office and ...

What stood out beyond the more glaring atrocities were the acts of casual cruelty carried out by the Germans who, having ...

To make this possible, President Franklin D Roosevelt set up the War Production Board in January 1941. This was run by the industrialist Henry J Kaiser, who had also run the Tennessee Valley ...

Complete Guide to the Home of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site in Hyde Park, New York including tours, things to ...

The Columbia County Libraries Association (CCLA) invites the public to the inaugural program in a new history series on ...

During World War II, Congress acceded almost total policy-making power to Roosevelt because congressional leaders knew that Congress was so divided, it would never be able to come to a majority ...

The Holocaust Refugee Shelter at Fort Ontario was a place of safety and hope during a dark moment in history,” said the bill’s chief Senate sponsor, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.

Robert Schmuhl British Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s World War II meetings with American President Franklin D. Roosevelt are the stuff of historical legend. The special relationship between the ...