seven years ago in 1944, amidst world war i, president franklin d roosevelt campaigned for his fourth and final term as president. next, author stanley wind trout discusses roosevelt's wartime election and deteriorating health. this was recorded at the national portrait gallery in july, 2012. it is a little under an hour. >> my book is called "final victory." that suggests that was nothing but victories in his life. in newhave two terms york state. he did become secretary of the navy in world war i. he was then chosen to be the vice president of candidate or the democratic ticket in 1920, when the democratic -- when the democrats were sure to lose, and they lost. he lost with them. he had national visibility. he was sure to go on with other things. that was 1920. in 1921, he suffered an attack of polio, lost the use of his legs. he was paralyzed from that time on. now, we are 23 years into that period

according to the national arr t archiv archives, franklin d. roosevelt issued the most. president reagan issued an executive immigration order too, but after he signed an immigration bill passed by congress. >>> multiple sources now telling fox news it is unlikely the ferguson grand jury will meet and render a decision this weekend. it is likely the panel will reconvene on monday. meanwhile, protestors are calling for officer darren wilson to be indicted. we have the latest in clayton, missouri. >> reporter: we've seen a gradual steady build up of security measures. plastic barricades are beginning to circle government buildings. we're seeing cones put up on roads. this region getting ready for possible protests. a number of schools also dd deciding to shut down monday and tuesday. about 75 protestors out last night. just two arrests made by police. police continuing to target those protestors to try and disrupt the flow of traffic. it's just speculation at this point when they will finish their work. they've got a couple of things to decide. it's going to take nine out

the waldorf is rumored to have a secret station to bury dignitaries most famously franklin d. rooseveltryl, live at the famed waldorf astoria. cheryl. >> well, liz, good afternoon. that is true. this is the hotel for us presidents. the rumored subway system below that we could not get access to, but we're not even sure if it's still in existence. i'll tell you this, this sale has been one big controversy. you remember the president was in australia over the weekend, and he was holding a news conference talking about the new agreement that we had opened up with the chinese visas, tariffs, even some currency discussions happened, but one of the things that didn't work between the chinese and the us officials over the weekend was the issue of security. that is what the problem is when it comes to the waldorf astoria $1.95 billion sale is on the table on banks insurance. they're a chinese company buying waldorf astoria. largest sale of a hotel in history. anbang insurance company. is this a national security risk for not just the president or the next president who comes to stay here, but d

understanding the proper relationships, striking some of thelance, great war presidents we've had franklin d. roosevelt very good balance. other presidents, like polk or johnson, don't strike such a good balance but they have the right to involve themselves. good generals understand that and work with their presidents. and both grant and lee understood this. and it was one of their greatest one of thend principal reasons why the presidents accorded those the latitude to apply behalf oft ability in their respective nations, whereas you can go all the way and lookinfield scott at joe johnston and mcclellan many civil war generals, to and mccrystal,n in our own time, to see what happens to able professional men who set themselves against their own government. there's only going to be one outcome, a situation like that. there should be only one outcome. and the professional military in the army here war college community, the future strategy leaders of our forces, understand that of thenship and it's one greatest insights that military to our affords professional military education today, which is one of t

relationships, striking the right balance, some of the great war presidents we've had like franklin d. roosevelt strike a very good balance. other presidents, like polk or johnson, don't strike such a good balance but they have the right to involve themselves. and good generals understand that and work with their presidents. and both grant and lee understood this. and it was one of their greatest strengths and one of the principal reasons why the presidents accorded those generals the latitude to apply their great ability in behalf of their respective nations, whereas you can go all the way back to winfield scott and look at joe johnston and mcclellan and many civil war generals, to admirable fallon and mccrystal, -- and carry it right on up to general macarthur to admiral inlon and general mcchrystal our own time, to see what happens to able professional military men who set themselves against their own government. there's only going to be one outcome, a situation like that. and there should be only one outcome. and the professional military that we have here in the army war college community,

and in november of 1944, he wrote to a friend about the upcoming election between franklin d. roosevelt and the republican nominee, thomas dewey. about the two candidates could not have been stronger. isten to this -- dear bob, i suppose you've been flowing the political battles of with your usual interest. 'd lost track of them but the stars and stripes have revived my interest. disgusted if han dewey doesn't win. i think we need a man like dewey in there now. thing, he has a definite attitude toward everything really vital. no new deal ing certainly has established. will give ewey business the confidence in the overnment they haven't had for quite sometime now. i like his plan for a simple taxing platform. it seems good to me. efficiency igor and that he's shown in the past and even the way he's conducting campaign.n this i think he'll do a lot toward and one up the dozen messes the government is in now. well i hope this letter finds good spirits, in your friend, george mcgovern. [ applause ] f they found this letter in 19 2, he might have lost the election. awardedmcgovern would be t

and in november, 1944, he wrote to a friend about the upcoming election between franklin d. roosevelt and the republican nominee, thomas dewey. his opinions about the two candidates could not have been stronger. listen to this. dear bob, i suppose you've been following the political battles of dewey and fdr with your usual interest. i'd lost track of them, but the stars and stripes have revived my interest. i'm going to be more than disgusted if dewey doesn't win. i really think we need a man like dewey in there now. for one thing, he has a fairly definite attitude toward everything really vital and that's something no new deal has certainly established. i believe dewey will give businesses the confidence in the government they haven't had for quite some time now. i like his plan for a simpler and definite tax policy. have you read his recent eight-point platform? it seems very good to me. it especially like the vigor and efficiency that he's shown in the past and even the way he's conducting himself in this campaign. i think he'll do a lot toward clearing up the dozen and one messes

franklin d. roosevelt declared, quote, a better relationship between labor and management is the high purpose of the act. it's hard to manage president roosevelt thought the law would one day apply to the relationship between student athletes and academic institutions yet that is precisely where we are. a regional director of the national labor relations board ruled that football players are employees of the school. the ballots cast in an april 25th election have. impounded pending review by the full board. given the track record of this, i suspect the board will rubber stamp the regional director's decision setting a dangerous precedent. in the meantime, schools, athletic organizations, students and the public are searching for answers to countless questions stemming from that unprecedented ruling. for example, what issues would a union representing college athletes raise at the bargaining table. would a union negotiate over the number and length of practices? perhaps they would bargain over the number of

franklin d. roosevelt declared, quote, a better relationship between labor and management is the high purpose of the act. it's hard to manage president roosevelt thought the law would one day apply to the relationship between student athletes and academic institutions yet that is precisely where we are. a regional director of the national labor relations board ruled that football players are employees of the school. the ballots cast in an april 25th election have. impounded pending review by the full board. given the track record of this, i suspect the board will rubber stamp the regional director's decision setting a dangerous precedent. in the meantime, schools, athletic organizations, students and the public are searching for answers to countless questions stemming from that unprecedented ruling. for example, what issues would a union representing college athletes raise at the bargaining table. would a union negotiate over the number and length of practices? perhaps they would bargain over the number of

up to that point, it is franklin d. roosevelt. anyone who would dare to pull it off was free to do it. ulysses s. grant tries for a third term. even presidents with great power are constricted. , when he was elected in his own right, as soon as you selected, he says, i am not running again. and makes him a lame duck historians universally agree this is the one singular mistake he makes politically. it really weakens you when you're going out the door, going out the door. i suspect at some point, we are going to talk about a defense secretary or someone is going to call, and i was involved with the government of the city of new york. change, when the term ends, when they are going to leave, not only do you have less influence over the legislature, but you also have homes recruiting new people to come in. you're not going to get quality people to come into your administration for two years there it they're not going to disrupt their life for this, unless it is a capstone of a career. but you might start moving is on the backr of the

franklin d. rooseveltn 1936. >>> black friday is nearly a promise and many big box retailers are jumping on the opening of thanksgiving day, but several people out there are not for all of this, this idea of opening early on black friday. joining us now, someone from the camp. john, the former ceo and chairman of toys "r" us. john was the ceo of fao swharts. good morning. you are against this? >> i think that thanksgiving is the one nondenominational hall day to be enjoyed by everyone with their families. i'm totally opposed to opening on thanksgiving. >> opposed to it on moral grounds, but what about economic grounds? money to be made? >> economically, it does not make sense. plenty of big retailers are not doing it who figured it out. staffing a store on thanksgiving it double time in terms of salaries, and i don't believe you do anything other than spread out the volume with adding a lot of expense. it makes no sense. >> you said nondenominational holiday, so christmas? >> not christmas either, most peo

about histo talk relationship and mentoring of franklin d roosevelt and how that relationship started. daniels thought -- to give the viewers a background -- daniels named a young franklin .. roosevelt as his assistant be als thought it would real public relations coup for the administration to bring a --ng fdr and the cabinet into the cabinet. his distant cousin theodore roosevelt was the next president and republican and had just run on the bull moose ticket as an opponent of woodrow wilson. daniels thought this would make the democrats look very good to bring fdr into the administration and named him assistant secretary. diaries,through his when he -- he claimed later that he knew fdr very well and from the first time he met fdr, he knew he had "the right stuff" and he had always wanted to bring him into his administration. i found in his diary that -- i think it was a note on his appointment of fdr. he said, i shall appoint frederick d roosevelt as assistant secretary. not knowossible he did him as well as he claims. he did bring in fdr into the navy department and they worked clo