Washington Post political cartoonist Herbert Block graphically captured the Watergate story in more than 100 often-memorable drawings done between June 1972 and August 1974.

The phrase "new deal" came into the English lexicon long before its mention at the 1932 Democratic convention that propelled Franklin D. Roosevelt to the White House. Mark Twain and Henry James ...

A new exhibition at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library explores the president’s “mixed” record on civil rights — and the charged debate over racism in the New Deal.

William Gropper, “”Down with the New Deal-We’ll Fight Roosevelt-Cut the W.P.A,” pen and ink with wash on paper, 16 x 11 1/2 inches. Get the latest art news, reviews and opinions from ...

President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “New Deal” helped raise America’s economy out of the Great Depression in the 1930s and set the country on course to become a superpower.

Roosevelt , who died in office in 1945 at 63 while in his fourth term , ultimately prevailed in establishing a majority friendly to his New Deal initiatives on the court. SOURCE: “ This Day in ...

The members of the Supreme Court including Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes (center, front row) ruled against President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal programs. MPI / Getty Images As the ...