“Pride of Our Nation” In War and Peace: Roosevelt’s Love of Our Veterans
November 8, 2023 at 2PM ET
As Commander in Chief of millions of young Americans during World War II, President Roosevelt understood the debt we owe our military. Join FDR Library Education Specialist Jeffrey Urbin as he examines the tools FDR provided during and after the war to give our troops every chance for success.
Keeping those New Year’s resolutions can be difficult even in the best of times. Fortify your 2022 resolutions with wisdom and insight from two people who saw this country through some of the worst times of the 20th century, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. Hosted by FDR Library Education Specialist Jeffrey Urbin.
80 years ago today, the surprise attack at the Pearl Harbor naval base on the island of Oahu shocked the nation and instantly plunged it into World War II.
To learn more about FDR’s response, visit this online exhibit:
The Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, caught America off guard and galvanized support for the war. What motivated the Japanese and why weren’t we more prepared? Hosted by FDR Library Education Specialist Jeffrey Urbin: https://fb.watch/9K0y7zrKuP/
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Dr. Sally Roesch Wagner, a pioneer in Women’s Studies, talks to FDR Library director Paul Sparrow about the political power that Native Women had and how it helped inspire the early Women’s Suffrage Movement.
This #AtHomeWithTheRoosevelts conversation coincides with the National Archives Foundation’s “Rightfully Hers” programming, with support from Maggie & Robert Boroujerdi.
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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
