2023-10-07 Franklin Roosevelt: Powerful (Part 2)
VOA Learning English presents America’s Presidents. Today we are talking about Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Earlier we told about his rise to power, and his health problems. When he was 39…
2023-09-30 Franklin D. Roosevelt: Powerful
VOA Learning English presents America’s Presidents. Today we are talking about Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He was related to an earlier president with same last name, Theodore Roosevelt. Many Americans call…
2023-09-23 Herbert Hoover: Blamed
VOA Learning English presents America’s Presidents. Today we are talking about Herbert Hoover. He took office in 1929. Hoover was president for the early years of what Americans call the…
2023-09-16 Calvin Coolidge: Silent
VOA Learning English presents America’s Presidents. Today we are talking about Calvin Coolidge. He was the vice president under Warren Harding. When Harding died suddenly a little more than two…
2023-09-09 Warren Harding: Damaged
VOA Learning English presents America’s Presidents. Today we are talking about Warren Harding. He was the 29th president of the United States. Harding was very different from the 28th president,…
2023-09-02 Woodrow Wilson: Idealist
VOA Learning English presents America’s Presidents. Today we are talking about Woodrow Wilson. He served two terms, from 1913 to 1921, and led the United States through the first World…
2023-08-26 William Taft: Heavy
VOA Learning English presents America’s Presidents. Today we are talking about William Howard Taft, who took office in 1909. In some ways, the story of Taft’s presidency is also a…
2023-08-19 Theodore Roosevelt: Energetic
VOA Learning English presents America’s Presidents. Today we are talking about Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United States. Many Americans like to call him “Teddy” Roosevelt or even…
2023-08-12 William McKinley: Imperial
VOA Learning English presents America’s Presidents. Today we are talking about William McKinley. He took office in 1897 and was re-elected in 1900. He led the United States into the…
2023-08-05 Benjamin Harrison: Grandson
VOA Learning English presents America’s Presidents. Today we are talking about Benjamin Harrison. His family name may sound familiar. That is because he was the grandson of President William Henry…
2023-07-29 Grover Cleveland: Repeated
VOA Learning English presents America’s Presidents. Today we are talking about Grover Cleveland. When Americans remember him, it is mostly because he makes writing presidential timelines difficult. Cleveland was the…
2023-07-22 Chester A. Arthur: Surprisingly Good
VOA Learning English presents America’s Presidents. Today we are talking about Chester A. Arthur. (The letter “A” is for Alan, his middle name.) Arthur took office because of an unexpected…
2023-07-15 James Garfield: Assassinated
VOA Learning English presents America’s Presidents. Today we are talking about James Garfield. He was the 20th president of the United States. Garfield is not one of the best-known presidents.…
2023-07-08 Rutherford B. Hayes: Middle-of-the-Road
VOA Learning English presents America’s Presidents. Today we are talking about Rutherford B. Hayes. He took office in 1877 and was president during the end of what Americans call Reconstruction…
2023-07-01 Ulysses S. Grant: Well-Meaning
VOA Learning English presents America’s Presidents. Today we are talking about Ulysses S. Grant. He took office in 1869. But his presidency is not what made him famous. Grant is…