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 ...

Historians differ widely in evaluating Franklin D. Roosevelt's Harvard career ... Quincys', the Amorys' & the Thayers', three as high-life places as are to be found in blue-blooded, blue ...

Very little has previously been written on this part of Roosevelt's early life. Fifty years ago this fall Franklin D. Roosevelt '04 entered Harvard College. While an undergraduate, FDR spent more ...

It was the day of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's inauguration as president ... a privileged and respectable law career. Yet living the life of a lawyer soon bored him. He was admitted to the bar ...

Anna Hall Roosevelt, dies of diphtheria. Eleanor becomes engaged to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, her fifth cousin once removed. She enrolls in the Junior League of New York where she teaches ...

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

Franklin D Roosevelt won the 1932 election and became president at the beginning of 1933. He had promised America a New Deal to fix the problems of the Great Depression. There has been a lot of ...

There was a view that Hoover did too little, too late. In contrast to President Hoover, Roosevelt was charismatic and an effective public speaker. He toured the country meeting voters and ...

Franklin Delano Roosevelt ... interesting story behind how Roosevelt ended up on the dime, too. The process was put into motion not long after FDR died in 1945, early in his fourth term as president.