In 1932, the topic of highest importance to Americans was the Great Depression, giving Democrats an advantage in securing their place in the White House. The incumbent, Herbert Hoover, was unpopular ...

Part one: The education of a Hudson River conservationist, 1882-1932. "All that is in me goes back to the Hudson" ; "I just wish I could be at home to help mark the trees" ; "He knew every tree, every ...

Born into a prominent family—Theodore Roosevelt was a distant cousin—Franklin Roosevelt was, like T.R., the assistant secretary of the Navy and New York governor before winning the 1932 presidential ...

American President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1862 - 1945) waves from a lectern just after he took his 4th Oath of Office, Washington DC, January 20, 1945. Among those pictured with him are ...

Washington (WHTM) — In 1933, the 20th Amendment of the Constitution changed the date for the inauguration of the President from March 4 to January 20. The first president to be sworn in on January 20 ...