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The American Prospect editor Robert Kuttner discussed the parallels between President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal and President Joe Biden’s economic and social agenda. This event took plac…

What was FDR’s relationship with the Supreme Court he created -- having appointed seven of nine justices -- and did the court reflect his wartime vision? Author Cliff Sloan provided some ans…

How ill was President Franklin Roosevelt? A neurologist examined FDR’s medical records, among other documents, for answers in this talk at the 2023 Roosevelt Reading Festival, hosted by the …

This 1945 Office of War Information United Newsreel includes five stories: President Franklin Roosevelt is inaugurated for a fourth term in a ceremony at the White House, a Coast Guard helic…

Author Hal Wert detailed the political differences between Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt over confronting German aggression and the humanitarian crises in Poland and Finland at the o…

Author, journalist, and historian Jonathan Darman revealed how polio transformed Franklin Roosevelt into the man who led the country through the Great Depression and World War II. The Roosev…

John Lawson and Reverend Noelle York-Simmons talked about President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s proclamation of a National Day of Prayer for January 1, 1942, following the Japanese attack on Pea…

Curator Kenny Libben discussed the history of the Civilian Conservation Corps, founded by FDR in 1933, with a specific focus on Camp Mohican, an early forestry project camp that enabled work…

Craig Nelson discussed his book, V Is for Victory: Franklin Roosevelt’s American Revolution and the Triumph of World War II. This event was part of the 2023 Texas Book Festival in Austin.

How did FDR’s “Four Freedoms” define the World War II-era and the eight decades that have followed? Harvey Kaye was in conversation with Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library Director W…

Georgetown University law professor Cliff Sloan, author of The Court at War, talked about the civil rights and civil liberties cases taken up by the U.S. Supreme Court during World War II an…

To the millions out of work and the millions more struggling during the Great Depression, the newly-elected 32nd president said, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” This was a s…

First lady Eleanor Roosevelt’s secret wartime visit to see American troops on the South Pacific’s front lines was recounted at the 2023 Roosevelt Reading Festival, hosted by the Franklin D. …

Jill Watts recalled the members of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s “Black brain trust” and their influence on administration policies. She spoke at the 2023 Roosevelt Reading Festival, hosted by…

Author Kathryn Olmsted talked about the American media titans of the pre-World War II years and their influence on public perceptions of President Franklin Roosevelt and his policies. The Fr…

Author Peter Shinkle was at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, New York, talking about how FDR formed alliances with key Republican leaders in the lead-u…

President Franklin Roosevelt appointed eight U.S. Supreme Court justices, shaping the course of the Court and the country during the Great Depression and war. FDR Presidential Library direct…

President Franklin Roosevelt elevated Dwight Eisenhower to lead the D-Day invasion, and the victorious World War II general later succeeded him in the Oval Office. The directors of the Roose…

C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2017 LCV Cities Tour” in Hyde Park, New York, from May 20-25 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working w…

Author Kirstin Downey talked about her biography of Frances Perkins, Franklin Roosevelt’s secretary of labor and the first female Cabinet secretary. This talk was part of the University of M…