Everyday must have seemed like Mother’s Day to Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Sara Delano Roosevelt wouldn’t have permitted it any other way. “Am I proud of being an historic mother?!” she waspishly repeated a question rudely thrown her way by reporters. “Indeed… Read More ›
She didn’t need to wait for the movie. She didn’t even need to first read about it in the book. Long years before the general public was to learn of the clandestine romance between President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his… Read More ›
It’s the most private space in the home of us all, the bedroom. And yet, like everything else, when it comes to the Presidents of the United States, nothing is sacred – not even a peek inside their bedrooms and… Read More ›
The Chicago Tribune reports that two weeks from this coming Saturday, the White House will be the scene of a birthday party for First Lady Michelle Obama, who will turn 50 years old the day before, having been born… Read More ›
Only after he had died while he was President did the general public finally learn what most of the White House press corps knew, but had tacitly agreed not to disclose: while leading the nation through the Great Depression and… Read More ›
Franklin D. Roosevelt, World War II Even before he was permanently paralyzed by polio in 1921, Franklin D. Roosevelt had been inscrutable. He was sly in manipulating those around him with an infectious charm and wily in foreseeing long-range… Read More ›
Labor Day may have ended the ceremonial end of summer but its not official until September 21 and in certain parts of the country, the ninth month can be more beastly muggy than the eighth one. Few places seem more… Read More ›
Perhaps President Obama’s 52nd birthday yesterday may help prompt resolution of a conflict which hangs heavier with each passing day of his presidency’s remaining three and a half years. His decision will forever frame his legacy, yet is ultimately a personal… Read More ›
With the advent of radio at the beginning of the Roaring Twenties and the introduction of sound to feature films and newsreels, Americans could finally hear what the famous people whose faces they knew really sounded like. The voice of Presidents… Read More ›
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