In 1938, Roosevelt broadcast a personal appeal to Hitler.
The focus was on the Vice Presidency during the 1944 Democratic National Convention.
FDR used the power of the federal government to help suffering caused by the Depression.
"I am perfectly willing to... tell untruths if it will help win the war," FDR said.
On Dec 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. President Roosevelt was deeply shaken.
FDR's inaugural address filled the American people with confidence in their new leader.
Eleanor Roosevelt traveled more than 40,000 miles during FDR's first year as president.
Truman's leadership during WWII made his men look at him in a new light.
Truman understood the repercussions of dropping an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
The spotlight did not appeal to first lady Bess Truman.
When railroad workers went on strike, Truman threatened to draft them into the army.
The 1944 Democratic Convention focused on who would be nominated for the Vice Presidency.
