Nation Jun 05 WATCH: Trump reads from FDR’s prayer on D-Day anniversary By Jonathan Lemire, Kevin Freking, Associated Press
Health Apr 12 Franklin D. Roosevelt’s painfully eloquent final words FDR’s health finally gave out after years of carrying the weight of the United States, and ultimately the free world, on his muscular shoulders. By Dr. Howard Markel
Politics Jan 15 Watch 3:32 Why 100 days is a benchmark for presidential performance While a presidential term lasts four years, the accomplishments of a president’s first 100 days have become the measure of a successful start. The tradition, which dates back to Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidency, has been extended to President-elect Donald Trump,… By PBS NewsHour
Politics Jan 02 5 things to know about the incoming Republican Congress On Tuesday at noon, members of the 115th Congress will be sworn in, with an emboldened GOP intent on unraveling eight years of President Barack Obama's Democratic agenda. By Donna Cassata, Associated Press
Politics Jul 04 Watch 7:22 The history of politicians going way beyond the facts to court fear Political candidates’ rhetoric often gets heated, even inflammatory on the campaign trail. But when does it cross the line into the offensive or fear-mongering? Hari Sreenivasan gets a historical perspective from presidential historian Michael Beschloss and Beverly Gage of Yale… By PBS NewsHour
Oct 08 Watch Stop expecting American presidents to be great and allow them to be good, says author By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
Sep 17 Would America elect a Roosevelt today? By Margaret Myers If you’ve been watching the epic documentary “The Roosevelts: An Intimate History” on PBS, then you you’ve probably come to know Teddy, Franklin and Eleanor as more than just the iconic leaders of America’s coming of age. They were complicated… Continue reading
May 16 1937 baseball film captures rare images of FDR walking By Justin Scuiletti Rare footage of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt walking, aided by braces on his legs as well as several Secret Service agents, has been made public after nearly 80 years. Continue reading
Sep 15 FDR’s Green Dream: The Quoddy Dam Project By Kristin Miller In 1935 construction started on a massive New Deal project proposed by FDR in Passamaquoddy Bay. The Quoddy Dam Project would have stored the rising tide behind multiple dams and then slowly released the water through turbines, producing electricity. But… Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch Can a Small Maine Town’s Innovation Turn the Tides on Sustainable Energy? One of the big obstacles to clean energy is that most renewable sources are unreliable. A Maine company has installed the nation’s first commercial, grid connected tidal energy project. Water power is estimated to nearly double by 2030 and provide… Continue watching