Christmas 1939. Europe was at war, Japan was ravaging China. But the United States remained at peace - and the family of President Roosevelt gathered in the East Room - as grandson Johnny crawled about (he is now 79 and lives in California) 
What a difference a year makes
A decade earlier, one was Vice President, the other was Senate Majority Leader. But on this day in 1968, Johnson - President since Nov. 1963 - talked transition w/President-Elect Nixon
On This Day, 1998: The House Judiciary Committee approved a fourth and final article of impeachment against Bill Clinton. The full House went on to impeach the president on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice. He was acquitted in his Senate trial
This Day, 2000: In a landmark Supreme Court decision, George W. Bush was declared the winner of the presidential election. Ending a five-week standoff, the Court’s 5-4 ruling blocked further recounts in Florida, thus awarding its 25 electoral votes—and the presidency—to Bush
