In 1938, Roosevelt broadcast a personal appeal to Hitler.
FDR's attempt to reshape the Supreme Court drew criticism from both sides of the aisle.
Eleanor Roosevelt traveled more than 40,000 miles during FDR's first year as president.
FDR's inaugural address filled the American people with confidence in their new leader.
On Dec 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. President Roosevelt was deeply shaken.
Truman's leadership during WWII made his men look at him in a new light.
Truman stepped on the world stage with two of the century's greatest figures.
The 1944 Democratic Convention focused on who would be nominated for the Vice Presidency.
When railroad workers went on strike, Truman threatened to draft them into the army.
The spotlight did not appeal to first lady Bess Truman.
Truman understood the repercussions of dropping an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
After WWII, Truman watched most of Eastern Europe fall to the Communist "Iron Curtain."
