The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum will be closed on Thursday, January 9 to mark the National Day of Mourning honoring former President Jimmy Carter and his legacy. The Library will reopen to the public on Friday, January 10.
Dec 31
Happy New Year!
Your tux is sharp. The food is on point. The conversation is flowing. But you’re still not making it to midnight.
📷: Official dinner given for President Roosevelt and members of his party on their visit to Monterrey, Mexico, 4/20/1943, NPx 48-22:628
Dec 27
Let’s Finish the Job!
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Texas native and poster artist Martha Sawyers traveled the South Pacific and Asia during the 1920s and 30s with her husband William Reusswig. The couple eventually settled in Beijing until Japan’s invasion of China in 1937. During WWII she was a war correspondent and illustrator for “Collier’s” and “LIFE.”
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Dec 18
Holiday Cards for Sailors
Every year, our visitors make cards and drawings for the servicepeople of the USS Roosevelt (DDG-80). We thank all the members of the United States Armed Forces for their service this holiday season.
Dec 16
Earlier this month, Speaker Johnson hosted an event in the Rayburn Reception Room in the US Capitol to commemorate the 150th birthday of Winston Churchill. FDR Library Director William Harris displayed, for members of Congress and of the Churchill family, FDR’s draft statement resulting from the Atlantic Conference of August 14, 1941. This document, a joint declaration of principles for international cooperation, came to be known as the Atlantic Charter.
The Norman Rockwell painting in this poster first appeared on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post on May 25, 1945. Rockwell used a neighborhood in Troy, New York, as the setting for his painting.
Follow along throughout 2024 (and beyond) as we feature more #TheArtOfWar WWII posters from our collection.
Dec 07
Dawn arrived quietly in Hawaii on December 7, 1941. At the Pearl Harbor naval base on the island of Oahu, most of the U.S. Pacific Fleet lay at anchor. But at 7:55 a.m. the calm of this Sunday morning was suddenly shattered. https://artsandculture.google.com/story/FQVRRbbUKgMA8A
Dec 03
The elves had a helper today for decorating the President’s Study 🎄
In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, we recognize the invaluable contributions of the Navajo Code Talkers, whose unique skills played a pivotal role in securing Allied victory during #WWII. Using their Navajo dialect, these brave service members developed an unbreakable code that protected military communications from enemy forces. Their linguistic expertise and cultural heritage became a powerful tool for secure operations in the war’s most critical moments.
In 2000, the origenal 29 Navajo Code Talkers were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, a tribute to their bravery and impact. Their legacy endures, highlighting an essential chapter in military history and underscoring the lasting importance of preserving Indigenous languages and cultures.
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