The Roosevelts

Learning Objectives

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt

Quick Summary

Source: http://www.biography.com/people/eleanor-roosevelt-9463366

Eleanor Mini-Bio from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMBRgDErlVw

Biography

After the White House

Source: http://www.biography.com/people/eleanor-roosevelt-9463366

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Synopsis

Source: http://www.biography.com/people/franklin-d-roosevelt-9463381

Early Life

Source: http://www.biography.com/people/franklin-d-roosevelt-9463381

College and Beyond

Source: http://www.biography.com/people/franklin-d-roosevelt-9463381

A Strange Case- FDR’s Illness

Source: https://fdrlibrary.org/polio

Diagnosis

Source: https://fdrlibrary.org/polio

Rehabilitation

Source: https://fdrlibrary.org/polio

Moving Back Into Politics

Source: https://fdrlibrary.org/polio

The Race for President

Source: http://millercenter.org/president/biography/fdroosevelt-campaigns-and-elections

FDR Biography source https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyX2X8vqzys&t=465s

Reform, reform, reform

Source: https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600/presidents/franklindroosevelt

Fireside Chats

Source: http://www.history.com/topics/fireside-chats

Sudden Death

Source: http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/fdrdeath.htm

Fear Itself

Inaugural Address

Source: http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5057/

Inaugural Address of FDR source https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHFTtz3uucY

Transcript

“Court Packing”

What happened?

Source: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/roosevelt-announces-court-packing-plan

The Proposal Fails

Source: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/roosevelt-announces-court-packing-plan

The Imperial Presidency

noun

a U.S. presidency that is characterized by greater power than the Constitution directly allows.

Presidential Power vs. Congressional

Source:http://www.dummies.com/education/politics-government/examining-presidential-influence-on-the-u-s-presidency/

Creating the Imperial Presidency

Source:http://www.dummies.com/education/politics-government/examining-presidential-influence-on-the-u-s-presidency/

Additional Influence

Source:http://www.dummies.com/education/politics-government/examining-presidential-influence-on-the-u-s-presidency/

Review