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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was someone who has left an impression on acclaimed actor Edward Asner.

In Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal policies, Ayn Rand saw the makings of a fascist nation.

The Great Depression gripped the nation in 1932 as President Herbert Hoover was voted out of office.

In a darkened theater, as an audience of young, middle-aged and senior adults took in the offering, I heard a stifled gasp, a series of sniffles and semi-silent sobs.

Today is Sunday, November 8, the 312th day of 2009. There are 53 days left in the year.

Columnist and author Jonathan Alter compared President Obama to FDR during an appearance in Charleston Thursday evening.

Jonathan Alter, a senior editor at Newsweek and an NBC News correspondent, will deliver the annual McCreight Lecture at the Culture Center on Thursday evening, sponsored by the West Virginia Humanities Council.

Where is the spirit and inspiration of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who led our country through the Great Depression of the 1930s and 1940s? The answer can be found in the 824-page book titled "Traitor To His Class," by H.W. Brands.

Asner in character as Franklin Delano Roosevelt. A former president of the Screen Actors Guild, Asner is also a committed liberal activist.

Eleanor Roosevelt, the wife of our 32nd president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, would have turned 125 on October 11, and this advocate for women and human rights helped set the standard for first ladies who followed in her footsteps.

When H.W. Brands decided to take on a biography of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the prize-winning historian wasn't daunted by the library of other books written about the 32nd president.

First lady, writer, and humanitarian. Born on October 11, 1884, in New York City, New York.

This sets up an intriguing counter-factual: what if, in the American presidential election of 1940, the celebrated aviator, Charles Lindbergh, had stood against the incumbent, Franklin Delano Roosevelt? And what if he had won? Proceeding on the assumption that this is indeed what happened, the novelist sketches a portrait of what America would have ...

Richard Marold portrays both Winfield Scott Stratton and Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

The question: Have extremists retaken American Christianity? For at least the past century, mainstream American evangelicalism has been eyeing global events for signs of the second coming of Christ.

A report put out by the IEA and endorsed by Nobel laureate James Buchanan says that President Barack Obamaa s a oedepression eraa mistakes will impede economic growth.

Jean Edward Smith, author of a biography of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, has an Op-Ed piece in the Times today arguing, as many have before her, that in the fight for health-care reform Barack Obama should emulate F.D.R. and push his policies through without worrying about the support of Republicans.

"? By and large, our modern presidents have not been a healthy bunch. Franklin Delano Roosevelt , a victim of polio, could barely walk with assistance.

Like a life-size image from a history text, Ed Beardsley, in his portrayal of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, is bringing a show of reality to the St.

The 22nd Amendment was enacted after Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected as president for a fourth term.