In this issue: A new Director of the Library, The Making of Rosie the Riveter; World War II and the Rise of American Intelligence; MacArthur and FDR; #ArtifactRoadTrip South Dakota; MacArthur Returns to the Philippines; the Signing of the UN Charter.
NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
William Harris Appointed Director of the FDR Library
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has announced the appointment of William A. Harris as the Director of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, effective October 23, 2022.
Library Education Director Jeffrey Urbin leads the discussion with filmmakers Anne de Mare and Kirsten Kelly, producer Elizabeth Hemmerdinger, and animator Danielle Ash about this short film that explores the personal stories of women who went to work to help win World War II.
This is a broadcast of our October 17, 2022, event at the Wallace Center.
Need To Know: World War II and the Rise of American Intelligence
Historian, author, and former CIA officer Nicholas Reynolds traces the rise of the intelligence complex from its simple beginnings to what has become a monolith of agencies.
General Douglas MacArthur retired in 1937 but FDR would recall him to active duty in the summer of 1941. His actions in the six months following Pearl Harbor made him one of the most famous military leaders in history. Historian and author Walter Borneman examines General Douglas MacArthur’s leadership in the Pacific theater during World War II. (CSPAN Broadcast, 45 min.)
This drawing of Lakota tribal chief Red Cloud was done in 1899 by Elbridge Ayer Burbank while the portrait artist was visiting Pine Ridge, South Dakota.
On Oct. 20, 1944 Gen. Douglas MacArthur waded ashore on Leyte Island in the Philippines and fulfilled his promise to return. The charismatic and dashing General was one of the most famous American military leaders in the world and his dramatic return to his beloved Philippines was a crowning achievement in his relentless battle to drive the Japanese Army out of Southwest Asia.
The term United Nations was originally suggested by President Roosevelt, who was determined to create a new international organization to promote peace. The charter was signed on October 24, 1945, six months after FDR's death. President Truman would ask Eleanor Roosevelt to join the US delegation to the new organization.
"Whatever our individual circumstances or opportunities, we are all in it, and our spirit is good... and do not let anyone tell you anything different." FDR, Oct 12, 1942, fireside chat.
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