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
January 20, 1941: FDR's third presidential inauguration. FDR's Third Inauguration. January 20, 1941 FDR Library Photo Collection. NPx. 48-22:3868(561).
January 20, 1939 "WASHINGTON, Thursday—...The State of Washington provides me with an interesting letter and a newspaper clipping this morning. My correspondent asks that I answer her question in my column. This is the question: "I am enclosing a clipping. Is this called free speech?" The clipping is from a paper called "The Statesmen Index", … Continue reading Eleanor Roosevelt – My Day: January 15-21
January 8, 1958 "NEW YORK—I came home from Warm Springs, Ga., and the 20th anniversary celebration of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis with a feeling of great hope. I was delighted that the foundation looks upon its present achievements not as an ending, but as a beginning, and my hope is that it will … Continue reading Eleanor Roosevelt – My Day: 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
Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Worship, Freedom from Want, and Freedom from Fear. Today is the 70th Anniversary of FDR's Four Freedoms Speech. Check out this great web feature on our website about this speech.
January 2, 1951 "HYDE PARK, Monday—I have just had an amusing, anonymous letter, and I am going to reproduce it here because I think it is a good note on which to start the New Year. My correspondent writes: "My dear Mrs. Roosevelt: Don't you think it is a mistake to refer to yourself as … Continue reading Eleanor Roosevelt – My Day: 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).
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).
December 31, 1948 "NEW YORK, Thursday—...Yesterday I was presented with the "1949 Dime Hat," which was designed and created by Dorothy Gordon to commemorate the new March of Dimes Campaign for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. The brim of the hat is turned up on the left side and under the basket weave of … Continue reading Eleanor Roosevelt – My Day: December 22-31
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