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Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum is America's first presidential library -- and the only one used by a sitting president. It was conceived and built under President Roosevelt's direction and opened to the public in 1941. The Library's mission is to foster research and education on the life and times of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, and their continuing impact on contemporary life. Our work is carried out by four major areas: Archives, Museum, Education and Public Programs.
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Video Rebroadcast: In 1941, FDR created the United Services Organization, more simply and popularly known as the USO, to 'bring a little bit of home' to the young Americans who were serving in the Armed Forces across the globe. Since 2004 the Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum has honored that tradition by hosting its own USO style show for packed houses.
Happy #Festivus for the rest of us! Today we are featuring our versions of the Festivus customs:
- Our #FestivusPole is a utility pole built by the Rural Electrification Administration (location unknown). The aluminum poles in our artifact collection were too distracting.đź“·:Px 53-227(1668)
- #FestivusDinner: it's breakfast for dinner with Soya pancakes! Be sure to be generous with your seasonings. Learn more about this #WWII poster: https://fdr.artifacts.archives.gov/objects/25856/cooking-with-soya-flour
- Everyone's favorite tradition: #AiringOfGrievances! With "genuine indignation," Ms. Todd makes it clear that no one wants to hear about Fala’s love life. "I beg that the White House gets out of the dog business and on with the war."
And Mr. Phipps doesn't hold anything back when he calls FDR a “smiling, wasteful and fickle Prima Donna politician.”
- Let's show off our #FeatsofStrength as demonstrated by the gentlemen competing in this game of "Are You There Moriarty?" at a picnic at Val-kill on September 3, 1934: https://youtu.be/K5t8tMLn_6Q
- Lastly, it's a #FestivusMiracle! The graphics for our upcoming exhibit "FDR's #FinalCampaign" are up. This exhibit explores FDR’s vision for the future and the campaign he undertook during his last months to secure it. Unfortunately we do not have an opening date but you can learn more here: https://www.fdrlibrary.org/exhibitions
We're taking a break from our regular #AtHomeWithTheRoosevelts Wednesday presentations until the New Year. Catch up on all you missed: https://www.facebook.com/fdrlibrary/videos/
Or join others today at 2PM ET for a rebroadcast of "THE USO: HOW IT ALL BEGAN, with your host Sheppy Green": https://www.facebook.com/events/1959113507573538/
We'll be back on January 6, 2021 - Stay Tuned!
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Wishing the USS Roosevelt Sailors a very happy holiday season from Dutchess County! We thank you for your service!
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A special thanks to everyone who helped us make holiday cards for the crew of the USS Franklin and Eleanor ROOSEVELT: USS Roosevelt (DDG80). They are all packed up and on their way! #Cards4Sailors #USSROOSEVELT #FDRLibrary
Find out why FDR said “Don’t let Henry see this” after receiving this hand-carved wooden pig figurine for Christmas from Eleanor in 1937: https://fdr.artifacts.archives.gov/objects/4190/pig-figurine
Did you miss Jeff Urbin's "The Roosevelts at Christmas" presentation last week? Watch it now: https://fb.watch/2szsdXzzoZ/
How did the dark times brought about by the Great Depression and World War II impact the way the Roosevelts and Americans celebrated the Christmas holiday? This session presents the customs and traditions followed by the Roosevelt family as they celebrated Christmas, one of their favorite holidays of the year.
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Telework didn't stop these Ugly Sweater Day diehards from doing their thing. Happy Holidays from the FDR Presidential Library! #NationalUglySweaterDay #UglySweaterDay #UglySweater #ChristmasSweater #HolidaySweater
Gear up for the holidays with a walk down memory lane of the holiday season of 1943.
https://fdr.blogs.archives.gov/2020/12/18/the-holiday-season-of-1943/
By Kevin Thomas, Archives Technician New York, New York. Raymond [i.e. Raimondo] Fazio and his family receive a belated Christmas package from one of their four sons in the service. This one is in …
More cards are coming in for the USS Roosevelt - this latest batch from the kids at Stepping Stones at The Park in Highland, NY. Join us as we celebrate 20 years of making holiday cards for the crew of the USS Franklin and Eleanor ROOSEVELT: USS Roosevelt (DDG80).
INSTRUCTIONS: https://bit.ly/2JBX8Kr
Before you mail in (or drop off) your card, feel free to photograph and post your creation, then tag #Cards4Sailors #USSROOSEVELT #FDRLibrary so the sailors can find your card online.
In this issue of #AtHomeWithTheRoosevelts: Facebook Rebroadcast - The USO with Sheppy Green, the Groundbreaking Bessie Margolin, the Bittersweet Letter Z in our Museum Alphabet, FDR's Christmas Lists, and Practice your Curtsies for the King and Queen of England. #ArchivesAtHome #MuseumFromHome #FDR2020
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“Do you have a friend you’d like to change the world with?” #MaryMcLeodBethune #EleanorRoosevelt
Do you have a friend you’d like to change the world with? #MaryMcLeodBethune certainly did! Mrs. Bethune and First Lady #EleanorRoosevelt shared a strong friendship built on mutual respect and trust. Mrs. Roosevelt spoke at the dedication of this very Council House and aided Mrs. Bethune with many of her national initiatives. According to former White House employee #LillianRogersParks, Mrs. Roosevelt began to understand the brutalities of American racism through her conversations with Mrs. Bethune who “greatly influenced Eleanor Roosevelt and taught her to fight segregation.” #TBT #Friendship #ImbibeIt
More cards coming in! We can’t wait to see your artwork. Join us as we celebrate 20 years of making holiday cards for the crew of the USS Franklin and Eleanor ROOSEVELT: USS Roosevelt (DDG80).
INSTRUCTIONS: https://bit.ly/2JBX8Kr
Before you mail in (or drop off) your card, feel free to photograph and post your creation, then tag #Cards4Sailors #USSROOSEVELT #FDRLibrary so the sailors can find your card online.
"The Roosevelts at Christmas" with Jeff Urbin. How did the dark times brought about by the Great Depression and World War II impact the way the Roosevelts and Americans celebrated the Christmas holiday? This session presents the customs and traditions followed by the Roosevelt family as they celebrated Christmas, one of their favorite holidays of the year.
What a great haul from the drop box this morning! And check out this excellent drawing Gemma made on her card. Thanks for helping us, Gemma.
Join us as we celebrate 20 years of making holiday cards for the crew of the USS Franklin and Eleanor ROOSEVELT: USS Roosevelt (DDG80).
INSTRUCTIONS: https://bit.ly/2JBX8Kr
Before you mail in (or drop off) your card, feel free to photograph and post your creation, then tag #Cards4Sailors #USSROOSEVELT #FDRLibrary so the sailors can find your card online.
Today's featured Holiday Card for Sailors is from Roosevelt granddaughter and chair of the FDR Library Trustees Nancy Roosevelt Ireland. Nancy sponsored and christened the USS Roosevelt (DDG80).
Join us as we celebrate 20 years of making holiday cards for the crew of the USS Franklin and Eleanor ROOSEVELT: USS Roosevelt (DDG80).
INSTRUCTIONS: https://bit.ly/2JBX8Kr
Before you mail in (or drop off) your card, feel free to photograph and post your creation, then tag #Cards4Sailors #USSROOSEVELT #FDRLibrary so the sailors can find your card online.
You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear our New Deal Store is taking 15% off the FDR Felt Ornament! https://estore.archives.gov/roosevelt/product/fdr-radio-felt-ornament
Offer expires 11:59PM ET Sunday December 20.
Z is for Zebra. This 1939 wood engraving print by James Reid was created for the Pennsylvania Art Project, Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration (WPA). Learn more: https://fdr.artifacts.archives.gov/objects/7895/zebra
We've reached the end of the #MuseumAlphabet! Be sure to check out the hashtag to see it all or visit our Digital Artifact Collection: https://fdr.artifacts.archives.gov/favorites/16/museum-alphabet/objects
#MuseumFromHome #AtHomeWithTheRoosevelts
Facebook LIVE:
"The Roosevelts at Christmas"
Wednesday, DEC 16, 2PM ET
LINK: https://www.facebook.com/fdrlibrary/live_videos
How did the dark times brought about by the Great Depression and World War II impact the way the Roosevelts and Americans celebrated the Christmas holiday? This session presents the customs and traditions followed by the Roosevelt family as they celebrated Christmas, one of their favorite holidays of the year. Join Jeffrey Urbin on Wednesday, December 16 at 2PM ET here on Facebook, with Q&A in the comments.
LINK: https://www.facebook.com/fdrlibrary/live_videos
In this issue of #AtHomeWithTheRoosevelts: Facebook LIVE - The Roosevelts at Christmas, This Day in Presidential History, Eleanor's Unfinished Knitting, Pearl Harbor Artifacts, and Kneeling Woman.. #ArchivesAtHome #MuseumFromHome #FDR2020
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Great job Drew! Thanks for sharing your card artwork and using #cards4sailors #ussroosevelt #fdrlibrary
Today we celebrate Human Rights Day - the day the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
https://youtu.be/9yzakVOdh6k
Speech by Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt for a TV Program on Human Rights DayArchival footage from the FDR Presidential Library
Have your elves been busy making their Holiday Cards for the crew of the USS Franklin and Eleanor ROOSEVELT: USS Roosevelt (DDG80)?
Before you mail in (or drop off) your card, feel free to photograph and post your creation, then tag #Cards4Sailors #USSROOSEVELT #FDRLibrary so the sailors can find your card online.
Our onsite drop box is located at the Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home.
INSTRUCTIONS: https://bit.ly/2JBX8Kr
Facebook Premiere:
"The Power of FDR's Speeches"
with Harvey Kaye
Wednesday, December 9, 2PM ET
LINK: https://www.facebook.com/fdrlibrary/live_videos/
Author and historian Harvey Kaye discusses his most recent book on FDR's greatest speeches with Library Director Paul Sparrow. Join us on Wednesday, December 9, 2PM ET here on Facebook (YouTube and IGTV) with live Q&A in the Facebook comments.
LINK: https://www.facebook.com/fdrlibrary/live_videos/
Thank YOU for your service, USS Roosevelt (DDG80)!
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We are continuing to collect holiday cards for the crew of the USS Franklin and Eleanor ROOSEVELT: USS Roosevelt (DDG80).
INSTRUCTIONS: https://bit.ly/2JBX8Kr
Before you mail in (or drop off) your card, feel free to photograph and post your creation, then tag #Cards4Sailors #USSROOSEVELT #FDRLibrary so the sailors can find your card online.
Many thanks to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum for their love and support this holiday season! We can’t wait to receive these treasures!
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"It is an extraordinary document in its clarity of purpose and muscular structure. There are no wasted words." On this day, December 8, 1941, President Roosevelt, addressed Congress and declared war: https://fdr.blogs.archives.gov/2016/12/02/day-of-infamy/
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By Paul M. Sparrow, Director, FDR Library. It was the worst day of his presidency, the worst day of his life – and the worst military defeat in American history. President Franklin Roosevelt’s belo…
We're excited to share a new promotion each week from our New Deal Store! This week we're taking 15% off the Dog Tag Ornament: https://estore.archives.gov/roosevelt/product/dog-tag-ornament
Offer expires 11:59PM ET Sunday December 13.
Watch our latest video with Education Specialist Jeff Urbin - "A Date Which Will Live in Infamy"
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"A Date Which Will Live in Infamy"
Originally aired: Wednesday, December 2, 2PM ET
The Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 caught America off guard and galvanized support for the war. What motivated the Japanese and why weren't we more prepared? Hosted by FDR Library Education Specialist Jeffrey Urbin.
Holiday Cards for Sailors (Our 20 Year Tradition)!
Join us as we celebrate 20 years of making holiday cards for the crew of the USS Franklin and Eleanor ROOSEVELT: USS Roosevelt (DDG80).
INSTRUCTIONS: https://bit.ly/2JBX8Kr
Before you mail in (or drop off) your card, feel free to photograph and post your creation, then tag #Cards4Sailors #USSROOSEVELT #FDRLibrary so the sailors can find your card online.
Our onsite drop box is located at the Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home.
Facebook Premiere:
"The Power of FDR's Speeches"
with Harvey Kaye
Wednesday, December 9, 2PM ET
LINK: https://www.facebook.com/fdrlibrary/live_videos/
Author and historian Harvey Kaye discusses his most recent book on FDR's greatest speeches with Library Director Paul Sparrow. Join us on Wednesday, December 9, 2PM ET here on Facebook (YouTube and IGTV) with live Q&A in the Facebook comments.
LINK: https://www.facebook.com/fdrlibrary/live_videos/
Holiday Cards for Sailors (Our 20 Year Tradition)!
Join us as we celebrate 20 years of making holiday cards for the crew of the USS Franklin and Eleanor ROOSEVELT: USS Roosevelt (DDG80).
INSTRUCTIONS: https://bit.ly/2JBX8Kr
Before you mail in (or drop off) your card, feel free to photograph and post your creation, then tag #Cards4Sailors #USSROOSEVELT #FDRLibrary so the sailors can find your card online.
Our first card is from former Library Director Lynn Bassanese who started this tradition 20 years ago for our Holiday Open House event.
Y is for Yarn. Eleanor Roosevelt enjoyed knitting and embroidering gifts for family and friends. This knitted baby sweater, started by Eleanor, was found among her things following her death. Learn more: https://fdr.artifacts.archives.gov/objects/23394/partially-completed-baby-sweater
#MuseumAlphabet #MuseumAtHome #ArchivesAtHome
In this issue of #AtHomeWithTheRoosevelts: Harvey Kaye on the power of FDR's speeches, Walter Borneman on MacArthur in World War II, X is for Xanthus Russell Smith, the Pearl Harbor Attack and FDR's Response. #ArchivesAtHome #MuseumFromHome #FDR2020
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"A Date Which Will Live in Infamy"
Originally aired: Wednesday, December 2, 2PM ET
The Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 caught America off guard and galvanized support for the war. What motivated the Japanese and why weren't we more prepared? Hosted by FDR Library Education Specialist Jeffrey Urbin.
Your donation will be doubled today thanks to a match from the FDR Library Trustees when you text GIVEFDR to 44321 or visit support.rooseveltinstitute.org/GT2020 for Giving Tuesday!
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"The Roosevelts at Christmas" with Jeff Urbin. How did the dark times brought about by the Great Depression and World War II impact the way the Roosevelts and Americans celebrated the Christmas holiday? This session presents the customs and traditions followed by the Roosevelt family as they celebrated Christmas, one of their favorite holidays of the year.
Facebook Premiere: "The Power of FDR's Speeches" with Harvey Kaye Wednesday, December 9, 2PM ET LINK: https://www.facebook.com/fdrlibrary/live_videos/ Author and historian Harvey Kaye discusses his most recent book on FDR's greatest speeches with Library Director Paul Sparrow. Join us on Wednesday, December 9, 2PM ET here on Facebook (YouTube and IGTV) with live Q&A in the Facebook comments. LINK: https://www.facebook.com/fdrlibrary/live_videos/
"A Date Which Will Live in Infamy" Originally aired: Wednesday, December 2, 2PM ET The Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 caught America off guard and galvanized support for the war. What motivated the Japanese and why weren't we more prepared? Hosted by FDR Library Education Specialist Jeffrey Urbin.
Facebook Premiere: "Lucretia Mott's Heresy" with Carol Faulker Thursday, November 19 at 6:30 p.m. ET https://www.facebook.com/fdrlibrary/live_videos/ Lucretia Mott was viewed in her time as a dominant figure in the struggle for equality. She was the "moving spirit" of the first women's rights convention at Seneca Falls and envisioned women's rights as an extension of the universal principles of liberty and equality. Join the Roosevelt Library and the Mid Hudson Antislavery History Project -- in conjunction with the National Archives Foundation's "Rightfully Hers" programming with support from Maggie & Robert Boroujerdi -- for a discussion with Mott historian Professor Carol Faulkner and Library Director Paul Sparrow on Thursday, November 19 at 6:30 p.m. ET, on the FDR Library's official page (YouTube & IGTV). https://www.facebook.com/fdrlibrary/live_videos/
Facebook Premiere: "Two Presidents, Two Libraries: Roosevelt, Bush, and the Library Tradition" Wednesday, November 18, 2pm ET https://www.facebook.com/fdrlibrary/live_videos/ FDR Library Deputy Director William Harris and George H. W. Bush Library Deputy Director Robert Holzweiss compare and contrast their Presidents’ involvement with and impact on their respective Libraries as well as the meaningful legacies that keep the Libraries alive and vibrant today. Join us on Wednesday, November 18, 2pm ET here on Facebook (YouTube and IGTV). LIVE: https://www.facebook.com/fdrlibrary/live_videos/
Facebook Premiere - "Museum Collection: Gifts from Veterans" Wednesday, November 11, 2PM ET https://www.facebook.com/fdrlibrary/live_videos/ On Veterans Day Americans celebrate the service of our military veterans. This year, spend some time with us on Veterans Day to learn the stories behind some remarkable paintings, drawings, and handmade objects that members of America's military created as gifts for FDR. Join Herman Eberhardt here on Facebook (YouTube and IGTV) on Wednesday, November 11, at 2PM ET. Link: https://www.facebook.com/fdrlibrary/live_videos/
Facebook Audio Broadcast: "Plants: At Home and At War" Wednesday, October 28, 2PM ET https://www.facebook.com/fdrlibrary/live_videos/ Author Judith Sumner and Roosevelt Library Director Paul Sparrow discuss Sumner's "American Household Botany" and "Plants Go to War" -- two of her books on the common and uncommon lives of plants. [In partnership with the Poughkeepsie Public Library District ( PPLD ) as part of the NEA Big Read]. Join us Wednesday, October 28, at 2PM ET on the Library's official Facebook, Youtube and IGTV pages. Link: https://www.facebook.com/fdrlibrary/live_videos/
Facebook Premiere: "We Want FDR Again" Wednesday, October 14, 2PM ET https://www.facebook.com/fdrlibrary/live_videos/ An election year is a great time for a visual trip through FDR’s political campaigns with Supervisory Curator Herman Eberhardt. Learn the stories behind dozens of colorful and unusual items from the Museum's extensive collection of political posters, buttons and ephemera. Join us Wednesday, October 14, at 2PM ET, here on Facebook (YouTube & IGTV). Link: https://www.facebook.com/fdrlibrary/live_videos/
Facebook Premiere: "FDR Versus the Press: A Conversation with Harold Holzer" Wednesday, September 30, 2PM ET A conversation about the often contentious relationship between the White House and the news media featuring Harold Holzer, author and director of the Roosevelt House, and Paul Sparrow, director of the FDR Presidential Library. Join us Wednesday, September 30, at 2PM ET here on Facebook (YouTube & IGTV). With live Q&A in the Facebook comments.
Facebook Premiere: "Curator Conversations -- Remaking the FDR and Truman Museums" Wednesday, September 23, 2PM ET Supervisory Museum Curator Herman Eberhardt begins a new Conversations series with other presidential library curators. This week he talks with Clay Bauske, Supervisory Curator at the Harry S. Truman Library, about the process of remaking a museum’s permanent exhibits. Join us Wednesday, September 23, at 2PM ET here on Facebook (YouTube & IGTV).
Facebook Premiere: "Amazing Women" with Kathryn Smith FDR Library Director Paul Sparrow talks with author Kathryn Smith about her books on Missy LeHand and Gertrude Legendre -- two extraordinary women who played significant roles in 20th Century America. Join us on September 2, at 2PM ET, here on Facebook (YouTube and IGTV). Live Q&A in the Facebook comments section.
Facebook Premiere: "The Museum Collection At Home: The Yalta Cloak" The distinctive naval cloak that FDR wore at the 1945 Yalta Conference with Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin has become closely linked to his public image as America's wartime commander in chief. Learn more about the history of this iconic garment in this week's installment of At Home With the Roosevelts.  Join us on Wednesday, August 19, at 2pm ET here on Facebook (IGTV, YouTube), followed by Live Q&A in the Faceook comments.
Facebook Live: Picnicking with the Roosevelts: Baskets, Blankets, and Diplomacy with our Education Specialist Jeff Urbin
Facebook Premiere: "The New Deal to the Great Society" Given the decades of difference in the time they served as Presidents, you might not think Franklin Roosevelt and Lyndon Johnson had the close relationship they did. FDR Library Director Paul Sparrow and LBJ Library Director Mark Lawrence discuss the friendship between these two leaders. Join us on Wednesday, August 5, at 2pm ET here on Facebook (IGTV & YouTube). Live Q&A in the Facebook comments.
The Museum Collection at Home: The Most Famous Dog in America with Supervisory Museum Curator Herman Eberhardt. Franklin Roosevelt had a lifelong affection for pets. His best known was Fala, a Scottish terrier who became his constant companion and the most famous dog in America. Find out more about Fala and Museum artifacts related to him in the next installment of At Home With The Roosevelts Museum Collection. Join us Wednesday, July 22 at 2PM ET here on Facebook (IGTV & YouTube). Live Q&A in the Facebook comments.
Facebook Premiere: Roosevelt’s Four Elections: Never Before - Never Again Franklin Roosevelt was the only person in American history to successfully wage, and win, four national elections for the presidency. The 22nd Amendment prevents this from ever being repeated. This presentation explores the issues at stake in elections of 1932, 1936, 1940 and 1944 and Roosevelt’s successful formula for victory. Join us here on Facebook on Wednesday, July 15, at 2PM ET (YouTube & IGTV). Live Q&A in the Facebook comments.
Two of the most politically powerful families of the 20th century. Join us as the directors of the FDR and JFK Presidential Libraries discuss the complex, controversial and compelling story of how they changed the world.
Facebook Premiere: The Museum Collection at Home - Eleanor Roosevelt’s Red Cross Uniform. Mrs. Roosevelt's most ambitious and dangerous foreign trip during World War II was a 25,000 mile tour of the South Pacific in 1943 as a representative of the American Red Cross. FDR Library Supervisory Curator Herman Eberhardt discusses the uniform she wore and its history. Join us Wednesday, June 24, at 2pm ET here on Facebook; or on Youtube, IGTV or Twitter. Live Q&A to follow in the comments on Facebook.
"Hobos and Hoovervilles": The romantic image we have of Hobos of 'riding the rails' stands in stark contrast to the real life dangers faced by transient workers in the 1930s. Join FDR Library Education Specialist Jeffrey Urbin as he examines the origins, culture and impact of the Hobo mystique. Join us Wednesday, June 17 at 2PM ET on FB, Twitter, IGTV & YouTube. Live Q&A to follow in the comments (on Facebook).
Join us for a conversation between FDR Library Director Paul Sparrow and Eisenhower Library Director Dawn Hammett on the relationship between these two leaders and the great new exhibits at the Eisenhower Library. Live Q&A to follow in the comments. Wednesday, June 10 at 2PM ET.
On June 6, 1944, the world held its collective breath as the largest military armada ever assembled stormed the Normandy beaches to breach Hitler’s Atlantic wall. FDR Library Education Specialist Jeffrey Urbin examines the planning and execution of the battle that turned the course of the war and changed world history.
With war headlines dominating the news in late 1939, speculation began that FDR might seek a third term. When he said little in response, cartoons began appearing in the nation’s newspapers that depicted him as the Great Sphinx of Giza. They inspired this papier mache sculpture. Presented by Supervisory Museum Curator Herman Eberhardt with live Q&A in the comments section.
This #AtHomeWithTheRoosevelts live program on Facebook is all about exploring the Great Depression. Join Jeff Urbin as he examines the greatest economic downturn in world history, a moment that required a bold and innovative response.
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