Marking these anniversaries offered an opportunity to reflect on a familiar list of triumphs—not just the defeat of fascism but also the creation of a U.S.-led postwar order built on the NATO alliance ...

Find out about FDR's radical plan to pull America out of the Great Depression.

Ever since Franklin D. Roosevelt set the standard in his legislation-packed 100 Days, most new presidents have considered a fast start as essential to their long-term success.

But the transition process unofficially starts back in November, as soon as the major news networks declare a winner in the ...