Examines the reactions of particular groups within Congress (including those of individual congressmen) to the changing role of the federal government during the New Deal era. Also examines facets of the New Deal era from a contemporary perspective.

Examines FDR and the New Deal era from the perspectives of social and cultural history, political science, popular culture, and political history.

A Companion to Franklin D. Roosevelt presents a collection of historiographical essays by leading scholars that provides a comprehensive review of the scholarship on the president who led the United States through the tumultuous period from the Great Depression to the waning days of World War II. Represents a state-of-the-art assessment of current scholarship on FDR, the only president elected to four terms of office and the central figure in key events of the first half of the 20th century Covers all aspects of FDR's life and times, from his health, relationships, and Supreme Court packing, to New Deal policies, institutional issues, and international relations Features 35 essays by leading FDR scholars

The first book in more than seven decades to examine the presidential election that ushered in the New Deal and Franklin Roosevelt's unprecedented four-term presidency. Explains how the Democratic Party rebuilt itself after three successive Republican landslides, and how it managed to maintain that power for as long as it did.

Considers legislation to authorize the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission to raise funds for a Roosevelt memorial by the D.C. Tidal Basin.

Four months before Pearl Harbour, Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt met in secret aboard a ship in a secluded Newfoundland harbour. This was the first summit conference of World War II.

"A fascinating story....Essential to an understanding of America's use of propaganda". -- Warren F. Kimball, author of The Juggler: Franklin Roosevelt as Wartime Statesman. "Lively and revealing. There is much that is new and important in this book. All students of the war, as well as of intelligence, will benefit from it". -- Robin W. Winks, author of Cloak and Gown. "A 'must' acquisition for anyone with any interest in espionage, intelligence, and propaganda". -- Dennis Showalter, author of Tannenburg: Clash of Empires.