This year is a year of anniversaries for the Roosevelt Library. The recent rededication of the Library building itself on June 30, 2013 marked the 72nd anniversary of the dedication of America's first presidential library -- a milestone in an ongoing effort most people refer to as "open government" today. President Roosevelt left some 17 … Continue reading A Special Kind of Program: The Roosevelt Reading Festival
by Lynn Bassanese Most days at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum are really good; some could even be classified as great. But every once in a while a day becomes exceptional. Last Thursday, July 11th was one of those exceptional days. We were hosting 120 school counselors and college and university professionals … Continue reading An Exceptional Day
by Lynn Bassanese, Director of the FDR Library I think FDR would have been pleased with the way we rededicated his Library this past week. It was a gathering of friends and neighbors; short speeches spoken from the heart; and a masterful storyteller, Geoffrey Ward, delighting the crowd with the story of how President Roosevelt … Continue reading Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum Rededication – June 30, 2013
"It seems to me that the dedication of a library is in itself an act of faith." Franklin D. Roosevelt, Hyde Park, June 30, 1941 On Sunday June 30th, the FDR Library was rededicated after the completion of a three year renovation of the library building. The rededication weekend included the unveiling of new museum … Continue reading FDR Library Rededication
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