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Obama has chosen to follow the New Deal philosophy of President Franklin D. Roosevelt while judgment by economists and historians as to its success is mixed.

W. H. Auden was born February 21, 1907, in England; his "The Unknown Citizen" (T.U.C.) describes an imagined character whose life has been stifled by "the State."

As his popularity reached a zenith during the 1936 election, FDR took steps to attract black voters to the Democratic Party and create an enduring political majority.

The National Recovery Administration was created to regulate American industries, but the regulations did more harm than good and worsened the Great Depression.

The Roosevelt administration's anti-business policies made it harder for employers to hire workers and made the economy worse during the Great Depression.

Throughout American political history, conservatives and liberals have been battling for control of the government.

Cohen's book clearly shows that the first one hundred days of the New Deal fueled a progressive shift in attitudes about American government.

To boost the ailing economy, Obama will want to help small and medium-sized businesses and institute his own version of Roosevelt's New Deal.

Lyndon Baines Johnson, who would later become the 36th President of the United States, began his career as a teacher in Texas before moving on to politics.

Egan delivers an intimate view of the Dust Bowl, presenting the struggles of the those trying to survive the greatest environmental disaster in American history.

Indian Reorganization Act I covered the background and provisions of the Act. This article covers its enactment and the short and long-term effects.

The triumphs, later years and death of America's only president to serve more than two terms of office.

Horrified by communism, Elizabeth Dilling conducted a personal investigation attempting to link New Deal officials with communist and radical groups.

Harry S Truman, remembered today as a generally great President, made a number of very memorable decisions during his first term, including that to use "the bomb."

For most of the 20th century, Life magazine exerted a significant influence on American life, with its mainstream, conservative views and pages of captions and pictures.

From the Dust Bowl to a winter's day in Central Park, various views of the 1930s Great Depression show its effects and influences on artists of the time.

Harry Truman's rise to political power, first in Missouri and then nationally, was certainly unlikely. Despite the uphill battle, this man fought his way to success.