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As the Trump administration is set to cross the 100-day mark, here's a look at how we came to judge new presidents.
Roosevelt spoke of a “New Deal” for the American people, his plan to combat the Great Depression by providing federal relief and economic regulation. “The only thing we have to fear,” he ...
On the anniversary of FDR’s death, Boston examines the legacy of the New Deal and the expanded role of government in American life.
If there’s a mirror image opposite to Donald Trump’s second-term blitz, it’s Franklin D. Roosevelt, whose first 100 days in office is the model for presidents who want to get things done.
During the Great Depression, Franklin Roosevelt created a tree army. Civilians planted trees, built dams, and transformed ...
P resident Donald Trump’s return to the White House has unleashed a flood of anxiety over the potential demise of what is ...
In contrast, Roosevelt, working with Congress, had public backing to address the Great Depression, building up the government with the New Deal, creating Social Security, breaking down trade ...
Roosevelt understood, as few American presidents had before him, that there was no inherent separation between Christian ...
Descendants and others reflect on the legacy of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal which pulled the U.S. out of the ...
The Great Depression was solved by many factors, including New Deal programs enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to stimulate the economy, as well as the beginning of World War II.
Roosevelt swimming in Warm Springs, Ga. Raper says he was known to tour the countryside, connecting with Americans struggling in the Great Depression ... Roosevelt's New Deal included rural ...