February 9, 1935: FDR addressed the Boy Scout of America 25th Anniversary by radio. *********** Did you know..... On February 8, 1933, Roosevelt was officially elected president for his first term
Category: This Week in Roosevelt History
This Week in Roosevelt History: February 1-7
February 4 – 11, 1945: FDR meets with Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin at the Yalta Conference to discuss post-war ideas and the United Nations. Roosevelt is pictured in a jeep at Saki Airfield on his way to Yalta for the conference with Churchill and Stalin. FDR is speaking to Special Assistant Harry L. Hopkins. … Continue reading This Week in Roosevelt History: February 1-7
This Week in Roosevelt History: January 22-31
January 30, 1884: FDR is born in his family home in Hyde Park, NY. FDR "Toga Party" Birthday Celebration. Pictured: Marvin McIntyre, Grace Tully, Tom Lynch, Marguerite LeHand, Kirke Simpson, Nancy Cook, Malvina Thompson, Eleanor, Irwin McDuffie, FDR, Anna Roosevelt, Charles McCarthy, Margaret Durand, Stanley Prenosil, James Sullivan, Marion Dickerman, Louis Howe, Stephen Early. January … Continue reading This Week in Roosevelt History: January 22-31
This Week in Roosevelt History: January 15-21
January 20, 1941: FDR's third presidential inauguration. FDR's Third Inauguration. January 20, 1941 FDR Library Photo Collection. NPx. 48-22:3868(561).
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 … Continue reading This Week in Roosevelt History: January 8-14
This Week in Roosevelt History: January 1-7
January 3, 1938: FDR establishes the March of Dimes. The original name for this organization was the National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis. Franklin D. Roosevelt waving a check representing the proceeds from the first Birthday Ball in the White House. February 1, 1934 FDR Library Photo Collection. NPx. 82-71(20).
This Week in Roosevelt History: December 22-31
December 24, 1943, FDR appointed Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower supreme commander of Allied forces as part of Operation Overlord. FDR with Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower at the Teheran Conference. December 7, 1943 FDR Library Photo Collection. NPx. 80-163(15).
This Week in Roosevelt History: December 15-21
December 15, 1941: FDR gives a radio address on the 150th Anniversary of the Bill of Rights.
This Week in Roosevelt History: December 8-14
December 8, 1941: FDR addresses Congress asking for an acknowledgement of a state of war against Japan. He declares December 7th “a date which will live in infamy.”
This Week in Roosevelt History: December 1-7
December 5, 1933: The 18th Amendment is repealed.
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