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 15, 1941: FDR gives a radio address on the 150th Anniversary of the Bill of Rights.
November 23, 1939: Thanksgiving was celebrated today as by a proclamation by FDR setting the date one week earlier than normal. He moved the date up one week to help retailers since many people did not start their Christmas shopping until after Thanksgiving, thereby giving them an extra week to shop.
November 19, 1939: FDR addresses the crowd at the laying of the cornerstone of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library in Hyde Park, NY.
November 8, 1910: FDR is elected to the New York State Senate representing Dutchess, Columbia and Putnam counties. Franklin D. Roosevelt in Dutchess County campaigning for the New York State Senate. FDR Library Photo Collection. NPx. 48-22:4014(24).
November 7, 1944: FDR is re-elected for a fourth term as president. Franklin D. Roosevelt is re-elected for a fourth term as President. November 10, 1944 FDR Library Photo Collection. NPx. 72-18377A.
October 5, 1937: FDR gives a campaign speech in Chicago calling for a “quarantine” of the aggressor nations. Franklin D. Roosevelt in Chicago, Illinois delivering his "Quarantine Speech." October 5, 1937 FDR Library Photo Collection. NPx. 74-20(489).
September 23, 1944: FDR gives a campaign speech to the Teamsters Union denouncing Republican attacks that he had sent a U.S. Navy destroyer to retrieve his dog Fala after leaving him behind on the Aleutian Islands. Franklin D. Roosevelt in the Quonset hut mess hall in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. August 3, 1944 FDR Library … Continue reading This Week in Roosevelt History: September 22-30
September 3, 1940: FDR approves the “destroyers for bases” deal with Great Britain. Through this deal, the United States transferred destroyers to the British Navy in exchange for leases for British naval and air bases.
August 6, 1918: FDR finds himself under fire on the Verdun front with General de Haye. FDR at La Citadelle in Verdun, France. August 6, 1918 FDR Library Photo Collection. NPx. 47-96:4802(83).
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