Franklin D. Roosevelt: Media

32nd president of the United States

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Meet the New Deal president who piloted the United States through the Great Depression and World War II
An overview of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Why is the 20th Amendment called the Lame Duck Amendment?
Learn why Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first U.S. president with an inauguration...
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Follow the United States' path from isolationism toward joining the Allied powers in World War II
Still with the hope of not directly engaging in the war, the United States provided...
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Watch President Roosevelt outline his Four Freedoms and learn how Britain defeated Germany's Luftwaffe
The Royal Air Force fending off German bombers during the Battle of Britain in the...
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Listen to Franklin D. Roosevelt's reaction to the Pearl Harbor attack
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor...
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How the halt command saved British troops in Dunkirk
Overview of the German invasion of France and the Low Countries, 1940.
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How FDR's New Deal changed the U.S.
Learn about the New Deal.
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Learn about Japan's pre-World War II invasions, joining of the Axis powers, and attack on Pearl Harbor
In September 1940 Imperial Japan signed the Tripartite Pact with Nazi Germany and...
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Learn why Japan attacked Pearl Harbor causing the United States to join Allied forces in World War II
A detailed video timeline of the Pearl Harbor attack, December 7, 1941.
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Travel back to the Prohibition era and watch President Franklin Roosevelt sign the beer bill into law
“To drink or not to drink,” a dilemma that divided the United States from the ratification...
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Learn about the history and effects of the Works Progress Administration in the American Midwest during the Great Depression
Overview of the Works Progress Administration.
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An overview of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt: Pearl Harbor
President Franklin D. Roosevelt requests that Congress declare war against Japan...
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U.S. Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1937.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt with his mother
A young Franklin D. Roosevelt with his mother, Sara.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt in her wedding dress, 1905.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt with his wife, Eleanor, and their five children, 1919.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt, undated photograph.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt (left) with Democratic politician John W. Davis, 1928.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt shooting a bow and arrow.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt waving as he embarks on a tour of the western states during...
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U.S. Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1933.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt signing the Emergency Railroad Transportation Act
U.S. Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt (center) signing into law the Emergency Railroad...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt: fireside chat
Franklin D. Roosevelt giving a radio broadcast (fireside chat), September 1934.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt signing the Agricultural Adjustment Act
U.S. Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt signing the Agricultural Adjustment Act, a farm...
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Civilian Conservation Corps
New members of the Civilian Conservation Corps waiting to be fitted for shoes at...
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U.S. Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt and his dog, Major.
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Button for a Franklin D. Roosevelt campaign for U.S. president; date unknown.
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Campaign button advocating against a third term for U.S. Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt...
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Henri Giraud, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Charles de Gaulle, and Winston Churchill; Casablanca Conference
Allied leaders (from left) French Gen. Henri Giraud, U.S. Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt,...
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Atlantic Charter
(From left, seated) Canadian Prime Minister W.L. Mackenzie King, U.S. Pres. Franklin...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill at the Yalta Conference
U.S. Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt (left) and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill...
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Roosevelt and Truman campaign poster
Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman campaign poster, 1944.
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U.S. Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1944.
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Warm Springs, Georgia; Franklin D. Roosevelt
The Little White House, residence of U.S. Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Warm Springs,...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt, who formulated the Four Freedoms.
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U.S. Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Atlantic Charter
Atlantic Charter Conference, August 1941.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt and the military draft
U.S. Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt watching while the blindfolded secretary of war,...
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The home of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Hyde Park, N.Y.
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Key events in the life of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Key events in the life of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt house in Warm Springs, Ga.
The Little White House, built in 1932 for Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt to use when...
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New Deal pin
Franklin D. Roosevelt New Deal pin, 1932.
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Roosevelt, Kermit
Kermit Roosevelt, 1906.
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Ibn Saud and Franklin D. Roosevelt
U.S. Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt meeting with Ibn Saud, king of Saudi Arabia, aboard...
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signing of the Tydings-McDuffie Act
Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt signing the Tydings-McDuffie Act, providing for a 10-year...
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Social Security Act
U.S. Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt signing the Social Security Act, August 14, 1935.
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Giraud, Henri
Henri Giraud (right) with Franklin D. Roosevelt in Casablanca, Mor., Jan. 19, 1943.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
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Tehrān Conference: Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill
(From left) Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, U.S. Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt, and British...
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Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin
(From left) Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin at the Yalta...
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Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin
Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin pose with...
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Yalta Conference
(From left) Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin at the Yalta...
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Yalta Conference
(From left) Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin at the Yalta...
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American presidential election, 1932
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American presidential election, 1936
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American presidential election, 1940
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American presidential election, 1944
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Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt in her wedding dress, 1905.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt chats with Georgia farmers in 1932, shortly before his election...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt: “fireside chat”
Franklin D. Roosevelt gives a radio broadcast (“fireside chat”), September 1934.
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Pearl Harbor attack
The USS Shaw explodes during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Agricultural Adjustment Act
President Franklin D. Roosevelt (seated) signs the Agricultural Adjustment Act, a...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
U.S. Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt, delivering his First Inaugural Address, March 4,...
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U.S. Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt, delivering his Second Inaugural Address, January...
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U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, requesting a declaration of war from Congress...

Interactives

Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt
At a glance: the Roosevelt presidency
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