This Week in Roosevelt History: January 8-14

January 14, 1943: FDR leaves for the Casablanca Conference with Winston Churchill and becomes the first president to leave the U.S. during wartime.

Franklin D. Roosevelt reviews the troops during his trip to Morocco for the Casablanca Conference.
January 21, 1943
FDR Library Photo Collection. NPx. 48-22 3628(2).


Franklin D. Roosevelt with Winston Churchill at the Casablanca Conference.
January 22, 1943
FDR Library Photo Collection. NPx. 48-22:3628(32).