For information call:
Clifford Laube at (845) 486-7745
The Franklin D. Roosevelt
Presidential Library and Museum
presents the first program in its
“America250 Film Series”
with a screening of the
Academy Award-nominated
film 1776 (1972)
Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 2PM
In-person: Wallace Center at the
FDR Presidential Library and Home
HYDE PARK, NY -- The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum presents the first program in its “America250 Film Series” with a screening of the Academy Award-nominated film 1776 (1972) on Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. The event will be held in the Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home. This is a free public event, but registration is required. CLICK HERE to register.The full slate of films included in the “America250 Film Series” will be announced on June 25, during the program. Films in the series will explore the American Revolution and broader themes relating to American civics. Screenings will include films such as GABRIEL OVER THE WHITE HOUSE (1933) and DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK (1939).
Synopsis:
1776 is a musical celebration of the founding of the United States of America based on the award-winning Broadway production. The story centers around familiar historical characters as they organize a movement for independence from Mother England: the tough and unyielding John Adams (William Daniels); the charming and pragmatic Benjamin Franklin (Howard Da Silva); the brilliant Thomas Jefferson (Ken Howard) who is chosen to write the Declaration of Independence even as he longs for the company of his new bride Martha (Blythe Danner); and the rest of the Continental Congress. All events lead up to that most significant date of July 4, 1776 when the Declaration was signed.
Please contact Cliff Laube at (845) 486-7745 with questions about the event.
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