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The Perils of Jettisoning the World Franklin Roosevelt Created
P resident Donald Trump’s return to the White House has unleashed a flood of anxiety over the potential demise of what is ...
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When Franklin Roosevelt Clashed With the Supreme Court—and Lost
The members of the Supreme Court including Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes (center, front row) ruled against President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal programs. MPI / Getty Images As the ...
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FDR's secret Grand Central train tunnel
An curved arrow pointing right. It is no secret now that Franklin D. Roosevelt had the unique challenge of hiding his crippling disease of what was believed to be polio throughout his terms as ...
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Episode Five: 1933–1939 "The Rising Road"
Franklin Delano Roosevelt's 1933 presidential inauguration comes during the nation's worst economic crisis: the Great Depression. Banks have failed and savings accounts have been wiped out ...
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Roosevelt dies of stroke at Little White House
WARM SPRINGS, Ga., April 12, 1945 (UP) - Death today removed Franklin Delano Roosevelt from a war-torn world and left peace-expectant millions shocked and stunned. Death gave the 63-year-old ...
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Georgia remembers FDR: 80 years since his passing at the Little White House
April 12, 2025, marks 80 years since former President Franklin D. Roosevelt's death at the Little White House in Warm Springs. Hundreds of people gathered to remember his legacy. FDR died while in ...
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Knowing the Presidents: Franklin D Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born January 30, 1882, the only son of wealthy parents James and Sara Delano Roosevelt (although his father had a son from a previous marriage). Roosevelt began studying ...
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80 years since FDR: Little White House visit
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States, died. Today, people gathered in Warm Springs to remember ...
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A President in Our Midst: Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Georgia
Franklin Delano Roosevelt had a very special relationship with the State of Georgia. This compelling documentary spotlights the mutual benefits that the friendship provided to both the president ...
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt at Harvard
Historians differ widely in evaluating Franklin D. Roosevelt's Harvard career. Some find him an average undergraduate; others detect a natural propensity for class leadership. Some emphasize his ...
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
A stone tablet to United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was unveiled at Westminster Abbey on 12th November 1948. It is situated on the west wall of the nave, near the grave of the Unknown ...