At Yalta he thought more about the six million Germans who would have to leave, trying to find work in Germany, and Roosevelt objected to the Western Neisse River being chosen in the south, instead of the Eastern Neisse, both of which flow into the Oder.

And their roles are paralleled by those of Patrick Henry, Nathan Hale, Andrew Jackson, Davy Crockett, Theodore Roosevelt and many, many more.

In the 1996 presidential election, Clinton was re-elected, receiving 49. 2 % of the popular vote over Republican Bob Dole ( 40. 7 % of the popular vote ) and Reform candidate Ross Perot ( 8. 4 % of the popular vote ), becoming the first Democratic incumbent since Lyndon Johnson to be elected to a second term and the first Democrat since Franklin Roosevelt to be elected President more than once.

But while Eisenhower argued with Roosevelt and Churchill, who both insisted on unconditional terms of surrender in exchange for helping the Italians, the Germans pursued an aggressive buildup of forces in the country – making the job more difficult, by adding 19 divisions and initially outnumbering the Allied forces 2 to 1, Nevertheless, the invasion of Italy was highly successful.

Roosevelt set aside more Federal land for national parks and nature preserves than all of his predecessors combined.

Edmund Morris, in his biography The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt, describes a young Roosevelt, newly elected to the State Assembly, walking into the House Chamber for the first time in this trendy, affected gait, somewhat to the amusement of the older and more rural Members who were present.

" Uncle Joe ", as he was known, often clashed with fellow Republican Theodore Roosevelt, who Cannon remarked had " no more use for the Constitution than a tomcat has for a marriage license ".

Roosevelt told Ambassador Nomura that he would like to see more details of Konoe's proposal, and he suggested that Juneau, Alaska, might be a good spot for a meeting.

* 1933 – Great Depression: New Deal – US President Franklin D. Roosevelt unveils the Civil Works Administration, an organization designed to create jobs for more than 4 million of the unemployed.

Truman became much more suspicious of communist moves than Roosevelt had been, and he became increasingly suspicious of Soviet intentions under Stalin.

Roosevelt was a Republican activist during his years in the Assembly, writing more bills than any other New York state legislator did.

About African Americans, Roosevelt said, " I have not been able to think out any solution of the terrible problem offered by the presence of the Negro on this continent, but of one thing I am sure, and that is that inasmuch as he is here and can neither be killed nor driven away, the only wise and honorable and Christian thing to do is to treat each black man and each white man strictly on his merits as a man, giving him no more and no less than he shows himself worthy to have.

Contrasting the European conquest of North America with that of Australia, Roosevelt wrote: " The natives Australia were so few in number and of such a low type, that they practically offered no resistance at all, being but little more hindrance than an equal number of ferocious beasts "; however, the Native Americans were " the most formidable savage foes ever faced ever encountered by colonists of European stock.

His friend, historian Henry Adams, proclaimed, " Roosevelt, more than any other living man .... showed the singular primitive quality that belongs to ultimate matterthe quality that mediaeval theology assigned to Godhe was pure act.

The Judiciary Reorganization Bill of 1937, frequently called the court-packing plan, was a legislative initiative to add more justices to the Supreme Court proposed by U. S. President Franklin Roosevelt shortly after his victory in the 1936 presidential election.

Three presidents have appointed justices who collectively served more than 100 years: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Andrew Jackson and Abraham Lincoln.

He Returned to Australia via Canada and the United States-addressing the Canadian parliament and lobbying President Roosevelt for more arms production.

In 1912, Harding gave the nominating speech for incumbent President William Howard Taft, who would later serve as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court during Harding's administration, at the embattled Republican National Convention in Chicago — before he completed his introduction, a fist fight ensued between the Taft supporters and the more progressive Roosevelt faction, but the speech was quite a personal success.

King linked Canada more and more closely to the United States, signing an agreement with Roosevelt at Ogdensburg, New York in August 1940 that provided for the close cooperation of Canadian and American forces, despite the fact that the U. S. remained officially neutral until the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

" Roosevelt declared his candidacy for the Republican nomination in February 1912 ; Taft soon decided that he would focus on canvassing for delegates and not attempt at the outset to take on the more able campaigner one on one.

As Roosevelt became more radical in his progressivism, Taft was hardened in his resolve to achieve re-nomination, as he was convinced that the Progressives threatened the very foundation of the government.

It is not clear if Roosevelt cost fellow Republican Taft, or fellow progressive Wilson more support.

Willkie received 22. 3 million votes ( more than any previous Republican candidate ), but was outpolled by Roosevelt with 27. 3 million.

In the United States during World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt recognized that the direct style of propaganda would not win over the American public.

The peace conference began when President Theodore Roosevelt invited both countries to conduct direct negotiations at the neutral site of Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Communications regarding these matters between Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin took place by telegrams and via emissaries – but it was evident that direct negotiations were urgently needed.

During his Exile in the USA Otto along with his younger brothers was in direct contact with President Roosevelt and the government.

Soon afterward, according to his later published accounts, the chief of the CIA's Near East and Africa division, Kermit Roosevelt, Jr. the grandson of U. S. President Theodore Roosevelt, arrived in Tehran to direct it.

Originally constructed for President Franklin D. Roosevelt during World War II, it is presumed to be designed to withstand all but direct nuclear blasts and is likely to be the president's evacuation point in the event of an incoming ICBM ( the main protocols of escape are highly classified ).

Theodore Roosevelt, for instance, claimed that the president was permitted to do whatever was not explicitly prohibited by the law — in direct contrast to his immediate successor, William Howard Taft.

While the World War II Office of Strategic Services ( OSS ) was technically a military agency under the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in practice it was fairly autonomous of military control and enjoyed direct access to President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Seeking to persuade Roosevelt to send the destroyers, Churchill warned Roosevelt ominously that if Britain were vanquished, its colonial islands close to American shores could become a direct threat to America if they fell into German hands.

Hugo Black and President Franklin Roosevelt considered the Four the " direct descendants of Darwin and Spencer.

In later years, his direct and honest candor earned him the professional disfavor of Assistant Secretary of the Navy ( and later President of the United States ) Franklin D. Roosevelt and Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels.

Roosevelt suggested the use of economic pressure, a forceful response, but less direct than outright aggression.

Admiral James O. Richardson, who was fired by President Roosevelt for refusing to station the Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor, blamed the President for the " initial defeats in the Pacific " as " direct, real and personal.

Roosevelt eventually won, pointing to a new state highway planned to run north from the bridge ( today's US 9W ) and that a more direct route would better serve recreational traffic from the city.

This allowed direct exits to Mannheim Road ( U. S. Routes 12 / 20 / 45 ) from Interstate 88, the ramp also serving for an Interstate 88 truck access to eastbound Interstate 290 ; created an inbound collector-distributor ramp for Mannheim Road ; and added a timed gate that closed a ramp from Roosevelt Road ( Illinois Route 38 ) to inbound Interstate 290 during the afternoon rush hours.

In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Robinson to direct adjustment of claims of World War I veterans, at the request of the Disabled American Veterans.

Tōgō was adamantly against war with the United States and the other western powers, which he felt was unwinnable, and together with Mamoru Shigemitsu, made unsuccessful last-ditch efforts to arrange for direct face-to-face negotiations between Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe and US President Franklin Roosevelt in an attempt to stave off conflict.

In response, Roosevelt appointed a committee to direct the research.

He was sent to America by Winston Churchill where he successfully persuaded President Franklin D. Roosevelt to direct the American war against Germany rather than Japan.

In 1941, just before America's entry into the Second World War, Field was asked to be the " Anthropologist to the President " by president Roosevelt and to be a member of the Special Intelligence Unit of the White House to direct a top-secret “ M ” (" M " for migration ) project.

The first such threat had been made in 1940 ; St. John's was saved only by the direct intervention of President Roosevelt and Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox.