William E. Leuchtenburg, one of the nation’s preeminent historians and the leading scholar on President Franklin D. Roosevelt ...

His writings, which stretched across eight decades, helped Americans understand a president who transformed the office and ...

William E. Leuchtenburg, a leading scholar of Franklin Roosevelt and the Great Depression, has died at age 102.

He won two major history prizes and served as a consultant for filmmaker Ken Burns. His books charted the evolution of the American presidency.

Catholic social teaching was central in the formation of the New Deal, as the U.S. bishops' 1919 program for social ...

Which president had the longest inaugural address? Which has been sworn in the most? Which ended the ceremony’s top-hat ...

Leuchtenburg died Tuesday at his home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, according to his son, Joshua A. Leuchtenburg, who cited ...

The introduction in the House of a constitutional amendment to permit a president to serve a third term if his first two were ...

Mr. Willkie capitulated at 10:30 a.m. and sent the following congratulatory telegram to the President: "Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States, "Hyde Park, New York ...

The first inaugurations in U.S. history didn't happen in Washington, D.C ... office in New York City at his private residence shortly after Garfield's death. President Theodore Roosevelt was ...

When it comes to the arts in America, the second quarter of the 20th century is significant. That's not only because it was ...

Mayor Adams on Wednesday boasted that 90 days of Operation Restore Roosevelt have been a success in curbing the rampant ...