NEW YORK — William E. Leuchtenburg, a prize-winning historian widely admired for his authoritative writings on the U.S.

The United States was finally catching a glimpse of the end of the bloodiest conflict in human history, World War II, as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt vacationed at his cottage in Warm Springs, ...

Franklin Delano Roosevelt consistently ranks among the greatest presidents in U.S. history. He not only guided the country through the Great Depression and World War II, he was also the only ...

The park’s hills and trails are perfect for winter sports. The young and the young at heart will enjoy sledding or cross-country skiing. In wintertime, the water’s tree-lined border provides […] ...

He won two major history prizes and served as a consultant for filmmaker Ken Burns. His books charted the evolution of the American presidency.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This Sept. 28, 2023 photo shows William E. Leuchtenburg, a leading scholar of Franklin Roosevelt and the ...

China faces a “toxic combination” of deflation and devaluation which Japan did not experience. It may be a sign of greater ...

In 1983, Leuchtenburg published the first version of “In the Shadow of FDR,” which examined how successive presidents embraced or tried to distance themselves from Roosevelt’s legacy.

The Lord Mayor of London stresses the importance of free trade and warns against the damaging effects of tariffs on the ...

Frances Perkins’s agenda for the Labor Department put her at odds with the country’s tradition of restrictive immigration ...