FDR’s “Four Freedoms” speech outlined his vision for a world in which all people have the essential freedoms of speech, worship, want and fear. Over 80 years later, we are still struggling to achieve ...

In his first inaugural address on March of 1933, with the nation staring into the abyss of the Great Depression, FDR famously said: “Let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is ...

Quote Of The Day By Franklin D. Roosevelt: "The Only Thing We Have To Fear Is Fear Itself." On March 4, 1933, when the world was grappling with the Great Depression, Franklin Delano Roosevelt stood ...

I remember waking up the morning after Obama was elected the winner in the presidential election. I did not vote for him as I regarded him a human interloper who was carefully massaged into the ...

On Jan. 6, 1941, Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed Congress while the country was still officially at peace. Europe was collapsing under fascism. The United States was anxious, divided, and reluctant to ...

When British Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn unveiled his country’s most expensive and radical political manifesto, with plans for a huge program of taxation and spending, he did it by invoking the ...

In making assessments of presidential legacies, Harry Truman aptly concluded, "It takes 50 years for the dust to settle." Franklin D. Roosevelt died 80 years ago Saturday, on April 12, 1945, at the ...

Franklin Roosevelt’s likeness has appeared on the U.S. dime since 1946. Roosevelt is featured on the dime to commemorate his support and influence in the founding of the National Foundation for ...

In this second episode, the subject is FDR's courageous fight with polio. With his wife Eleanor Roosevelt at his side, FDR, wins the Democratic nomination for president. He takes office at the ...