The Roosevelts at Christmas
"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"
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" with Jeff Urbin
"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
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"
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"
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 LIVE: "Once the Votes Are In: Crafting a Style of Leadership and Management"
Facebook Audio Broadcast: "Plants: At Home and At War"
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 LIVE: "Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: Strange and Unusual Stories"
Facebook Premiere: "We Want FDR Again"
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 Live: "Franklin and Eleanor: Creating the United Nations"
"FDR Versus the Press: A Conversation with Harold Holzer"
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.
Curator Conversations: Remaking the FDR and Truman Museums
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 Live: "A President and His Pastimes: Escaping the Burdens that Bind"
Facebook Live: "Frances Perkins: The Forgotten Woman Working for the Forgotten Man"
Facebook Premiere: "Amazing Women" with Kathryn Smith
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 Live: "The President and Polio"
"The Museum Collection At Home: The Yalta Cloak"
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
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"
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.
Facebook Live: "The Roosevelts: Lessons in Leadership"
The Museum Collection at Home: The Most Famous Dog in America
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.
Roosevelt’s Four Elections: Never Before - Never Again
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.
#AtHomeWithTheRoosevelts Conversations: The Roosevelts and the Kennedys
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.
Eleanor Roosevelt’s Red Cross Uniform - The Museum Collection at Home
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" with Jeffrey Urbin
"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).
FDR and Ike: Great Leaders, Great Legacies
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.
D-Day: The Mighty Endeavor (Facebook Live Video)
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.
The Museum Collection at Home: The FDR Sphinx Sculpture
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.
Exploring the Great Depression (Facebook Live Video)
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.