A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On March 4, 1801, Thomas Jefferson became the first president to be inaugurated in Washington, D.C. One hundred ...

Amid the abundance of controversies evoked by the presidencies of Donald Trump, I am anticipating legal scholars will opine vis-a-vis the 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution — the two-term limit — ...

Historians rated the US presidents on leadership qualities. The survey did not include Joe Biden since he was still in office ...

The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park will open a brand new special exhibition on June 27, ...

Under the glare of an 8-inch-by-10-inch official photo of President Donald Trump in the Franklin D. Roosevelt National ...

Through a coincidence of history, President Donald Trump’s speech to Congress Tuesday took place on the 92nd anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first inauguration.

On March 12, 1933, just eight days after taking office, President Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed the American people in an unprecedented national radio broadcast.

And in 1933, she gained notice when she proposed President-elect Franklin Roosevelt appoint an all-woman Cabinet. But Pruette just didn't make a flippant suggestion, she developed a list of names for ...