Franklin Roosevelt was related to 11 U.S. presidents: five by blood and six by marriage and all but one — Van Buren — on his mother’s side of the family. Franklin was “handsome at the ...

as well as the sometimes difficult one each had with Franklin's mother, Sara. Besides all living together at the Roosevelt family home in Hyde Park, FDR, ER and their family also share a twin ...

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born January 30, 1882, the only son of wealthy parents James and Sara Delano Roosevelt (although his father had a son from a previous marriage). Roosevelt began studying ...

Challenges Franklin Roosevelt was elected president in the aftermath of the worldwide financial crisis triggered in part by the Wall Street Crash of 1929. The Great Depression soon achieved a depth ...

MPI / Getty Images As the first election returns reached his family estate in Hyde Park, New York, on a November night in 1936, Franklin Delano Roosevelt leaned back in his wheelchair, his ...

Franklin Delano Roosevelt consistently ranks among the ... Recently, a hidden Roosevelt dime resurfaced after almost 50 years, and the family that found it is wondering if it will bring them ...

On the morning of March 4, 1933 an air of tense expectancy pervaded America. The country was experiencing its worst year yet of the Depression, the nation's banks had been closed, and most ...

Complete Guide to the Home of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site in Hyde Park, New York including tours, things to ...