Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Events (29)
- October 3, 1926 - 1942: Father Coughlin, Anti-Communist and Nazi Supporter, Dominates American Discourse via Radio Broadcasts 1926-10-03
- January 31, 1933: Neo-Nazi Group Founded in North Carolina 1933-01-31
- March 13, 1933: Roosevelt Promises Action on Depression-Stricken Economy 1933-03-13
- August 7, 1933: US Agrees to Withdraw Troops from Haiti 1933-08-07
- June 27, 1934: FSLIC Is Formed to Administer Deposit Insurance for S&L Institutions 1934-06-27
- August 1, 1934: US Withdraws from Haiti 1934-08-01
- August 23, 1934 and After: American Liberty League Opposes New Deal, Social Security 1934-08-23
- September 8, 1939: President Roosevelt Reorganizes Executive Office of the President, Office of Emergency Management Created 1939-09-08
- September 21, 1939: Roosevelt Violates Neutrality Acts, Asks Congress to Amend Law 1939-09-21
- December 8, 1941: Roosevelt Asks Congress to Declare War against Japan, Germany 1941-12-08
- August 14, 1974: Documents, Tapes to be Turned Over to Nixon, Says White House Press Secretary 1974-08-14
- May 22, 2002: Gonzales Says Framers of Constitution Intended ‘Strong Presidency,’ but Is Accused of Misrepresentation 2002-05-22
- May 11, 2003: Playwright Says Bush a ‘Bad Actor’ 2003-05-11
- February 3-4, 2005: Bush, Fox News Falsely Claim that FDR Wanted to Privatize Social Security 2005-02-03
- April 21, 2006: Historian Decries Bush Record on Civil Liberties 2006-04-21
- September 9, 2007: Goldsmith Details Dissension over Civil Liberties Policies at Justice Department 2007-09-09
- January 27-29, 2010: Obama Criticizes ‘Citizens United’ Ruling in State of the Union Address, Supreme Court Justice Mouths ‘Not True’ in Retort 2010-01-27
- August 4, 2010: Fox’s Beck Claims Unions ‘Raped’ Police, Fire Fighters 2010-08-04
- September 4, 2010: Fox Business Host Accuses Union Advocate of ‘Siding’ with America’s ‘Enemies’ by Claiming the Right to Organize Is a Human Right 2010-09-04
- September 4, 2010: Fox Commentator Says Unions Are ‘the Antithesis of Freedom’ 2010-09-04
- 1944: Supreme Court Upholds Order Forcing Japanese-Americans into Internment Camps
- 1933-1937: Roosevelt Creates New Agencies Within Executive Branch, Defies Supreme Court
- 1935: Campaign Finance Law Bans Contributions from Public Utilities
- 1942: Roosevelt Uses Military Commission to Try Nazi Saboteurs
- 1944: Labor Union Forms First PAC
- Late 1930s - 1950s: Neoconservative Philosophy Grows from Communist Intellectuals’ Disenchantment with Soviet Ideology
- 1941: US Biological Warfare Program Established
- 1944-1947: Ho Chi Minh Reaches out to US; US Diplomats Note He Has No Direct Ties to Soviet Union
- 1954: Vietnam Temporarily Divided by Geneva Accords