Franklin Roosevelt was a master of radio – the fastest growing mass medium of the 1930s and 1940s. His famous radio “Fireside Chats" were major media events that attracted tens of millions of listeners. Find out how FDR used the radio to forge a powerful connection with the American public. Hosted by FDR Library Supervisory Curator Herman Eberhardt.
FDR’s death shocked the nation. Millions of American never forgot where they were and what they felt when they learned the news. Many reflected on how deeply his presidency had impacted their lives.
In 2005, the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum asked a group of Americans to talk about their memories of FDR’s death and reflect on his legacy. This program features excerpts from their recorded remarks.
This film, “Remembering FDR,” will also be featured in the upcoming exhibit “FDR’s Final Campaign” opening sometime in 2021.
Stuck in the house today? Celebrate FDR’s birthday with us by exploring the lifetime of travels of Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt. Follow this link to explore our online exhibit “Around the World with the Roosevelts”: http://ow.ly/DSWO50DkLb5
The anniversary of Franklin’s birth became a great cause for celebration every year, and throughout his life FDR would use the occasion to honor devoted friends as well as to raise money in the fight against polio. https://www.fdrlibrary.org/fdr-birthday
Since we can’t celebrate Franklin Roosevelt’s birthday with you in person this year, we decided to take the party online! Join us this Saturday for #HappyBirthdayFDR as we celebrate our favorite president. Share your favorite FDR stories, bake yourself a cake, and join the fun!
On March 4, 1933, FDR took the oath of office as President of the United States on this Roosevelt family Bible—opened to a verse in St. Paul’s First Epistle to the Corinthians: “And now abideth faith, hope, and charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.” Roosevelt used this Bible at all four of his presidential inaugurations. It was printed in Amsterdam in 1686 and is the oldest of the known presidential inaugural Bibles. It is also the only extant inaugural Bible in a modern foreign language: https://fdr.artifacts.archives.gov/objects/1676/roosevelt-family-dutch-bible
Did you miss Jeff Urbin’s “The Roosevelts at Christmas” presentation last week? Watch it now: https://fb.watch/2szsdXzzoZ/
How did the dark times brought about by the Great Depression and World War II impact the way the Roosevelts and Americans celebrated the Christmas holiday? This session presents the customs and traditions followed by the Roosevelt family as they celebrated Christmas, one of their favorite holidays of the year.
Photographs, objects, documents and more from the collections of FDR Presidential Library and Museum of the National Archives and Records Administration
