| A | B |
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| Franklin D. Roosevelt | President for 3 consecutive terms. Died in office. He led the most extensive social spending projects in American history and guided the US out of the Great Depression |
| AMELIA EARHART | first female pilot to cross the Atlantic. |
| Howard Hughes | millionaire who broke land speed record at 352 miles/hr. |
| EUGENE GLADSTONE O'NEILL | winner of Nobel Prize in literature 1936 |
| Frank Capra: | 5 time nominee, 3-time winner of the Academy Award for best director. Credits include “It’s A Wonderful Life” and “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.” |
| Orson Wells | Director of Citizen Kane (1941) and the radio broadcast, “War of the Worlds” |
| Pearl Buck | female winner of Nobel Prize in Literature, 1938 |
| Charles Evans Hughes | Chief Justice,Presided from 1930-1941. Oversaw the legality of New Deal federal expansion. Ruled the N.I.R.A. was unconstitutional |
| Harlan Stone | Chief Justice: Presided from 1941-1946 |
| Alben Barkley | Senate Majority Leader: Championed New Deal federal expansion legislation in the Senate 1937-1947 |
| William Bankhead | House Speaker: Supporter of FDR, led House 1936-1940 |
| Sam Rayburn | House Speaker: Speaker who led New Deal legislation through House 1940-1946 |
| Harry Truman | Became President in 1945 after the death of FDR. |
| George Patton | : leading General of the US Army who led soldiers through WWII’s European theater. |
| Aaron Copland | : famous composer who emphasized Western majestic scores. Copeland wrote “Billy the Kid,a distinctly American ballet. |
| Frank Sinatra | best-selling recording artist, famous for his ballads |
