Tag: Twentieth Amendment

  • Map of United States with glowing fault lines and state names in 1912

    What If Roosevelt’s Milwaukee Wound Had Been Fatal — But Slowly?

    Roosevelt wins the 1912 election while mortally wounded, then dies before the inauguration. What follows mirrors the 1876 Tilden-Hayes crisis — a constitutional fight over whether the Electoral College can legally seat Hiram Johnson as president. #WhatIf

  • The Bitter Interregnum: How the Hoover-Roosevelt Transition Deepened the Depression

    The four months between Franklin Roosevelt’s election in November 1932 and his inauguration in March 1933 represent one of the most consequential—and damaging—presidential transitions in American history. During this period, the economy deteriorated dramatically while the outgoing and incoming presidents engaged in a political standoff that prioritized partisan advantage over immediate relief. Understanding this interregnum…