Author Christopher Breiseth examines New Dealers including Frances Perkins, Frank C. Walker, Harry Hopkins and Henry Wallace, and the impact of their programs from the Pikes Peak region in Colorado to Chicago to Dyess, Arkansas, revealing the depth and breadth of the New Deal's ongoing influence on American life.
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Eisenhower's Plan to Storm Normandy
The British resisted Eisenhower's plan for an amphibious landing in Normandy because of their past failures. It practically took a fistfight before they agreed.
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Signature Moments: Letters from the Famous, the Infamous, and Everyday Americans
9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Now-July 7, 2026
Location: FDR Presidential Library
From Einstein to Earhart, Oppenheimer to Shirley Temple — an extraordinary cast of characters wrote to Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. Signature Moments offers a rare look at these personal exchanges, alongside treasures from FDR’s own archive of historic documents and artifacts. Part of the Library’s America250 celebration. Click hereto learn more.
Regular Library and Museum admission applies to view the exhibit.
FDR Commemorative Dish
This recent acquisition to the artifact collection is a ca. 1941 British commemorative dish featuring FDR in the center and the text "For Freedom and Democracy" along the side.
