March 12, 1933: FDR delivers his first Fireside Chat in which he discusses the banking crisis.
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Eleanor Roosevelt – My Day: March 1-7
March 3, 1938 "NEW YORK, Wednesday—...Do you ever find that something you hear about today, puts you in close touch with some entirely unexpected person tomorrow? I walked into the Steinway Building the other morning and was taken up to see the members of the firm and our friend Mr. Junge. After the first greetings, … Continue reading Eleanor Roosevelt – My Day: March 1-7
This Week in Roosevelt History: March 1-7
March 4, 1933: FDR is inaugurated as the 32nd President of the United States.
Eleanor Roosevelt – My Day: February 22-29
February 27, 1939 "WASHINGTON, Sunday—...I have been debating in my mind for some time, a question which I have had to debate with myself once or twice before in my life. Usually I have decided differently from the way in which I am deciding now. The question is, if you belong to an organization and … Continue reading Eleanor Roosevelt – My Day: February 22-29
This Week in Roosevelt History: February 22-29
February 29, 1936: FDR signed amended neutrality resolution. "This amendement prohibited loans or credits to belligerents, but a 'Monroe Doctrine' clause exempted american nations engaged in war with nations outside the western hemisphere."
Eleanor Roosevelt – My Day: February 15-21
February 21, 1942 "WASHINGTON, Friday—...Yesterday I had a chance to see Mrs. William Brown Meloney, and she gave me a quotation which ex-President Coolidge often used. It is so useful to every one of us today, that I pass it along to you. Ex-President Coolidge averred that there were four things which made New England … Continue reading Eleanor Roosevelt – My Day: February 15-21
The Week in Roosevelt History: February 15-21
February 19, 1942: The Tuskegee Airmen, the Army Air Corps’ all African American 100th Pursuit Squadron was activated at Tuskegee Institute. Eleanor Roosevelt at the Tuskegee Institute. March 29, 1941 FDR Library Photo Collection. NPx 48-22:3724(138)
Eleanor Roosevelt – My Day: February 8-14
February 14, 1957 "MODESTO, Calif.—I am seeing new areas of the U.S. on this trip that I have not seen before. Pasco where I spoke last Monday night at a state junior college is a growing industrial town. Not far away at Richland is one of the new areas being developed as a big atomic … Continue reading Eleanor Roosevelt – My Day: February 8-14
This Week in Roosevelt History: February 8-14
February 9, 1935: FDR addressed the Boy Scout of America 25th Anniversary by radio.
President’s Day Weekend Events
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library President’s Day Weekend Events Showcase FDR’s Hobbies: FDR’s OWN PLOTLINE MAKES THE BIG SCREEN: THE PRESIDENT’S MYSTERY (1936) and DOCUMENTS ON DISPLAY: PRESIDENTIAL AUTOGRAPHS Saturday, February 13, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. HYDE PARK, NY -- The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum will host an afternoon of President’s Day … Continue reading President’s Day Weekend Events
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