Curated Video
Executive Order
What actual powers does the President have? Well, as it turns out – a lot. Including the power to make new orders at the stroke of a pen.
Curated Video
The Presidential Veto
One of the most powerful tools the President of the United States has is the veto - but what is it and how has it evolved over time?
Curated Video
The Story of the CIA
CIA agents make it their business to be intelligent. They may know more about you than you think. But what do you know about the CIA?
Weird History
What Happened After the Attack on Pearl Harbor
On December 7, 1941, Japan attacked the US at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The attack claimed more than 2,400 American lives and sank multiple navy ships. Firsthand accounts of the Pearl Harbor attack captured the devastation and trauma of...
British Movietone
SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL RETIRES
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British Movietone
EYES ON THE WORLD
The world through the camera's eye. Some of the exhibits at the Photo Fair in Cologne. All over the world Movietone's camera's have recorded moments like these. Events that made history - or became part of it. Among the most dramatic...
British Movietone
TRUMAN STILL PRESIDENT
President Truman, against the predications, defeats Thomas Dewey and remains in the White House. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection...
British Movietone
ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL PLANS
An appeal has been started for a Memorial to the late President Roosevelt. The statue will stand in Grosvenor Square close to the American Embassy. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
British Movietone
FLASHBACK TO YALTA
The sudden publication of the American version of the Yalta conversations, recalls the meeting of the three War leaders, Mr Stalin, Mr Roosevelt and Sir Winston Churchill ten years ago. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
Curated Video
80th Anniversary Of Japanese Internment Camps In The U.S.
Saturday, Jan. 19 marks the 80th anniversary of Pres. Roosevelt's executive order that authorized placement of 122,000 Japanese-Americans in camps.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Role of President Pt. 12: Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt was a significant figure in strengthening the power of the presidential office. He guided the United States through the Depression Years and World War II. Two of the methods he used to garner support were his famous...
A&E Television
History.com: Roosevelt Elected to Third Term
From WGN Chicago on November 7, 1940, news reporter Fulton Lewis Jr. details the historic third-term election of Franklin D. Roosevelt as president of the United States. This is the audio about the results of the election to FDR's third...