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Back to Search176: FDR v. “The Nine Old Men” (The New Deal pt. 3): Court Packing and Closing the New Deal
“No matter how great and good a man may be, executive aggrandizement is not safe for democracy.”
This is the story of Franklin’s second term and his b…
1 year, 2 months ago
Presenting "Crime House True Crime Stories:" A Crime House Original
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! HTDS will be back next week with a special episode continuing our history-telling of the New Deal. While we put the finishin…
1 year, 2 months ago
175: The Dirty Thirties (The New Deal pt. 2): Dust, Doubts, and the “Second” New Deal
“I saw and approached the hungry and desperate mother, as if drawn by a magnet.”
This is the story of FDR’s first term after facing down the initial e…
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174: The First “First Hundred Days:” FDR Kicks Off the New Deal
“[We] had forgotten to be Republicans or Democrats. We were just a bunch of men trying to save the banking system.”
This is the story of FDR’s first 1…
1 year, 3 months ago
173: From Hyde Park to the White House: The Early Life and Election of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
“First of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself-–nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paral…
1 year, 3 months ago
14 (Second Edition): The Newburgh Conspiracy and The Peace of Paris
“I have not only grown gray but almost blind in service to my country.”
This is the story (or tale) of two cities.
In Paris, Ben Franklin, John Adams,…
1 year, 4 months ago
13 (Second Edition): The Battle of the Chesapeake & the World Turns Upside Down at Yorktown
"The British officers in general behaved like boys who had been whipped at school.”
This is the story of the beginning of the Revolution's end.
Followi…
1 year, 4 months ago
12 (Second Edition): An American Judas Betrays & Nathanael Greene Saves!
"Arnold has betrayed us! Whom can we trust now?"
This isn't a story of betrayal; this is THE story of betrayal.
After half a decade of giving his all …
1 year, 5 months ago
172: Breadlines, Bank Failures, & the Bonus Army: Hoover & the Early Great Depression
Episode 172
"Too much praise cannot be given to the President for the prompt and resolute and skillful way in which he has set about reassuring the country after…
1 year, 5 months ago
171: Christmas Special VIII: Festivities in the Jazz Age
Episode 171
“There is a million dollars here for the asking!”
This is the story of Christmas in the 1920s.
Yeah, the whole decade—why not? One hundred years ago, …
1 year, 5 months ago