Roosevelt fought his illness and continued to stay in politics, careful to never be seen in his wheelchair in public. He ...

Gov. Hochul warns that closures under Trump plan could hurt New York seniors. She urges state Republicans to defend Social ...

Then in 1928, Al Smith is nominated for president and FDR is tapped to run for governor of New York. Smith loses to Herbert Hoover, but FDR wins his election and Eleanor Roosevelt becomes a ...

Republican Boss Thomas C. Platt assisted Roosevelt, “The hero of San Juan Hill”, to become Governor of New York in order to defeat popular Democrat, Judge Augustus van Wyck. However, when Roosevelt ...