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THE PRESIDENCY: First Problems
President Roosevelt again exhibited his determination ... In the Monroe Drawing Room of the White House, Franklin Delano Roosevelt III, aged six months, was christened in the presence of his ...
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10 Rare Roosevelt Dimes Worth a Lot of Money
Franklin Delano Roosevelt consistently ranks among the greatest presidents in U.S. history. He not only guided the country through the Great Depression and World War II, he was also the only ...
Renowned presidential historian, UNC professor William E. Leuchtenburg dies at 102
William E. Leuchtenburg, one of the nation’s preeminent historians and the leading scholar on President Franklin D. Roosevelt ...
William E. Leuchtenburg, Scholar of F.D.R. and the Presidency, Dies at 102
His writings, which stretched across eight decades, helped Americans understand a president who transformed the office and ...
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How the Nation’s First ‘Madam Secretary’ Fought to Save Jewish Refugees Fleeing From Nazi Germany
A new book spotlights Frances Perkins' efforts to challenge the United States' restrictive immigration policies as President Franklin D. Roosevelt's secretary of labor ...
This Day in History: Remembering Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941
It was 81 years ago today, the Empire of Japan attacked Pearl Harbor Naval Base, Hawaii, on Dec. 7, 1941. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivered this address to the nation on Dec. 8, 1941.