Videos

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…

Director Paul Sparrow led a behind-the-scenes tour of FDR’s ship model collection at the Franklin Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum. President Roosevelt owned 400 models, which he di…

The grandchildren of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal cabinet members and advisers talked about the actions taken in the 1930s and early 1940s to bring the country back from the Gr…

The directors of the Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy presidential libraries talked about the political relationships between members of the Roosevelt and Kennedy families -- in par…

Mary Jo Binker talked about and read excerpts from Eleanor Roosevelt’s advice column written for more than 20 years for Ladies' Home Journal and McCall’s Magazine. Ms. Binker is editor of th…

The directors of the Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt presidential libraries talked about the 1932 campaign for the White House in the midst of the Great Depression -- and the tense …

Lew Paper talked about his book, In the Cauldron: Terror, Tension, and the American Ambassador’s Struggle to Avoid Pearl Harbor, in which he recounted the efforts of former U.S. Ambassador t…

Historian Richard Breitman talked about his book, he Berlin Mission: The American Who Resisted Nazi Germany from Within, in which he recalled the efforts of Raymond Geist, an American consul…

William Casto talked about President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s relationship with Robert Jackson, who served during his administration as solicitor general, attorney general, and a Supreme …

Historians Susan Dunn and Michael Beschloss offered their thoughts on the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Eric Rauchway, University of California, Davis, history professor, recounted the strained transition between Presidents Hoover and Roosevelt in 1932.

Steve Twomey talked about his book Countdown to Pearl Harbor: The Twelve Days to the Attack, in which he provides a history of the twelve days leading up to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harb…

Former national security official Philip Padgett reported on Operation Overlord, the amphibious military operation that took place on D-Day, June 6, 1944.

Susan Dunn, humanities professor at Williams College, recounted FDR’s efforts to ready America militarily for World War II.

White House reporter Paul Brandus offered a history of the presidency through anecdotes for each day of the year.

David Woolner of the Roosevelt Institute reported on the last 100 days of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s life and presidency.

Kathyrn Smith talked about her book The Gatekeeper: Missy LeHand, FDR, and the Untold Story of the Partnership That Defined a Presidency, in which she looks at the life of Marguerirte “Missy…

Joseph Lelyveld talked about his book His Final Battle: The Last Months of Franklin Roosevelt, in which he looks at the final months of the life of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He spoke …

Howard Blum talked about his book The Last Goodnight: A World War II Story of Espionage, Adventure, and Betrayal, in which he recalls the life of American debutante turned spy Betty Pack. He…