Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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A Black Mark on FDR's Presidency

Roosevelt was pressured by advisors, and fear and prejudice ruled the day. more >>

FDR's Secret Love

How Roosevelt's lifelong affair might have changed the course of a century. more >>

The Return of Big Government

A bulked-up uncle Sam is coming back to deal with housing, healthcare, Social Security, and more. more >>

Did the New Deal Work?

As talk of a "new New Deal" grows, the debate about the original lives on. more >>

Franklin D. Roosevelt's "New Deal" Sealed the Deal in 1932

Mark Twain and Henry James both used it, but it was FDR who etched it into the history books. more >>

Adorable First Pets or PR Nightmares?

That sweet image of modern-day presidents romping with first pets—FDR with Fala, Reagan with Lucky, Clinton with Buddy—hides a not-so-adorable truth: Most were props. In the first-ever critical look at presidential pets, a new exhibit at the White House Visitor Center reveals how important these critters were—or were not—to their masters. more >>

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