Roosevelt

Mary Jo Binker on Eleanor Roosevelt and Advice for Future Historians

by Isabella DelPino

“You know what I love about Eleanor Roosevelt and the thing that I try to emulate the most about Eleanor Roosevelt? She had tremendous zest for life and for new experience and that animates me.”

The day 40,000 people greeted a president for a Jamestown anniversary celebration

Crowd was so eager to see Theodore Roosevelt in 1907, they threatened to trample others

Hitler’s Plan to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill—at the Same Time

by David Brown

During World War II, heads of state were on high alert for assassination attempts.

Review of Jay Winik's "1944: FDR and the Year that Changed History"

by Bernard von Bothmer

Could FDR have stopped the Holocaust?

75 Years Ago FDR Decided to Break the Two-Term Tradition

by Richard Moe

Two memos, largely ignored by historians, explain why FDR felt comfortable going ahead.

Review of Daniel James Brown's "The Boys in the Boat"

by Bernard von Bothmer

The astonishing tale of the University of Washington's crew team's improbable quest for Olympic gold in 1936

Once again Ken Burns turns to Geoffrey Ward to write his script, this time about the Roosevelts

Ward, who himself contracted Polio as a child, goes on camera in the new series--a first.

Roosevelts to the Rescue

by Timothy Egan

As president, you get only a few real moments of testing, but the right judgment can make a difference in history.

Ken Burns new series on The Roosevelts to debut on PBS in the Fall

"I think it's the best thing Ken's done since 'The Civil War.' "