Politics
James Roosevelt Jr. formally announced his bid for the 8th Congressional District nomination today, exactly 53 years after his grandfather, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, was first inaugurated as President.
March 4, 1986
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June 16, 2008
California
Grandpa navigated the nation through a 10-year economic quagmire, set a course for victory in a world war and cemented the foundation of the modern federal government.
Nov. 27, 1995
Dennis Carroll, an attorney and Juvenile Court referee, defeated incumbent H.
June 8, 2000
For the Record
National Recording Registry: In the March 25 Calendar section, an article about the Library of Congress’ latest selections for the National Recording Registry referred to a recording of radio coverage of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s death in 1944.
March 26, 2015
Franklin Delano Roosevelt stated that “(T)he test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.”
Sept. 11, 1992
World & Nation
Social Security Commissioner Dorcas Hardy has denounced a group led by a son of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt for soliciting money from old people for the avowed purpose of saving their Social Security benefits.
Jan. 8, 1987
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr., who looked, talked and acted like his father, died of cancer today, his 74th birthday, at a hospital in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., near his home.
Aug. 17, 1988
Entertainment & Arts
The Commission of Fine Arts has approved a $47-million memorial to former President Franklin D.
June 23, 1990
Chapman University plans to change the name of its historic Founders Hall to Roosevelt Hall in honor of former school trustee James Roosevelt.
March 9, 1992