For information call:
Clifford Laube at (845) 486-7745
The Franklin D. Roosevelt
Presidential Library and Museum
presents an afternoon of
Presidents Day Weekend Events:
Film Screening:
THE PRESIDENT’S MYSTERY (1936)
followed by
“Documents on Display:
Presidential Autographs”
Saturday, February 17, 2024,
beginning at 1:00 p.m.
in the Henry A. Wallace Center
at the FDR Presidential Library
CLICK HERE to register
HYDE PARK, NY -- The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum will host an afternoon of Presidents Day Weekend events on Saturday, February 17, 2024. The events will begin at 1:00 p.m. in the Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home with a film screening of the 1936 film -- written by FDR himself -- THE PRESIDENT’S MYSTERY. From 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. in the Research Room of the FDR Presidential Library, visitors can view a selection of presidential autographs from the Roosevelt Library archives -- most of which are from FDR's personal collection -- on display only once a year. These events are free and open to the general public. CLICK HERE to register.
Film Screening: THE PRESIDENT’S MYSTERY (1936)
1:00 p.m.
Synopsis: The plotline for THE PRESIDENT’S MYSTERY was suggested by FDR, an avid fan of mystery stories. Six famous authors worked on his idea to produce this story, which was adapted for the screen in 1936. The films tells a story of a successful and influential lawyer who is engaged by his friends to shoot down a bill in the United States Senate which results in scores of small businesses having to close down. When he witnesses the results of his actions in a small frontier town, he decides to sell his stocks, divorce his unfaithful wife, change his identity and use his money to help his newfound love. Things go wrong, however, when he is accused of his wife's murder and his disguise is blown.
“Documents on Display: Presidential Autographs”
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Following the film screening, visitors can view original documents from the Roosevelt Library archives bearing the signatures of many of our nation's Presidents including George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Harry Truman and John F. Kennedy. Nearly 40 signatures will be on display -- most of which were collected by FDR himself. These rare documents are on display only once a year in the Research Room of the FDR Presidential Library building.
Please contact Cliff Laube at (845) 486-7745 with questions about the display.
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