Abraham Lincoln – Forward with Roosevelt

The 150th Anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address: FDR’s View

November 19, 2013May 29, 2015 by fdrlibrary, posted in Found in the Archives

Today, one hundred-fifty years later, we pause to remember one of the greatest speeches ever made by a US President: Abraham Lincoln’s poetically beautiful Gettysburg Address, given November 19, 1863, upon the dedication of the National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. On July 3, 1938, speaking on the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, President … Continue reading The 150th Anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address: FDR’s View

From the Museum

February 12, 2013July 12, 2023 by fdrlibrary, posted in From the Museum

Roosevelt and Lincoln “I live, temporarily, in the same house and the same rooms once occupied by him. The very window from which he gazed in the dark days is the same.” -Franklin D. Roosevelt, Remarks on Visiting the Birthplace of Abraham Lincoln. June 24, 1936 President Roosevelt was a great admirer of Abraham Lincoln. … Continue reading From the Museum