In this issue: Events Surrounding FDR's Death with Jeffrey Urbin; Mourning the Presidents with David Woolner; Yom HaShoah film screening with live music; The 2023 Hudson Valley History Reading Festival; #FDRtheCollector Scrimshaw; Eleanor Roosevelt and President Truman; FDR in Warm Springs in 1934.
On April 12, 1945 Franklin Roosevelt died of a stroke setting off a chain of events, large and small, that would be felt around the world and through the decades that followed. Join FDR Library Education Specialist Jeffrey Urbin to explore some of these events from the bedside of the President's Warm Springs cottage to the committee rooms of the United Nations.
Mourning the Presidents: Loss and Legacy in American Culture
In conversation with FDR Director William Harris, contributor David B. Woolner examines how different generations and communities of Americans have eulogized and remembered US presidents since George Washington's death in 1799.
The FDR Presidential Library and the Jewish Federation of Dutchess County presents a silent film screening of THE CITY WITHOUT JEWS (1924) -- featuring live musical accompaniment by Alicia Svigals and Donald Sosin.
This event is made possible by the Bernard and Shirley Handel Foundation Fund at the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley and the Sunrise Foundation for Education and the Arts.
Author Talks & Signings: Hudson Valley History Reading Festival
The Roosevelt Library and the Friends of the Poughkeepsie Public Library District will host the tenth annual Hudson Valley History Reading Festival on Saturday, April 22, 2023. In four sessions, beginning at 10:00 a.m., authors of books on Hudson Valley history -- including Leslie Melvin & William B. Rhoads, Kathryn W. Burke, Philip Dray, and Anthony Musso -- will present author talks followed by book signings in the Wallace Center. This is a free public event, but registration is required for in-person attendance.
Neurologist Steven Lomazow and Professor of Surgery Harry Goldsmith delve into the mysteries around FDR's health for a medical perspective. Moderated by former FDR Library Director Paul Sparrow. (Video: 1 hour)
FDR purchased this scrimshaw piece in 1926 for $35 at the Bayles and Peters sale at the American Art Association, New York. The tooth can be seen on the fireplace mantle of the White House Oval Study in a May 5, 1936 photograph.
Eleanor Roosevelt would break the news of FDR's death to Harry Truman. Correspondence between President Truman and the former First Lady documents the evolution of “a formal, often wary, political relationship” into “a strong friendship” that impacted American history.
FDR's last days were in Warm Springs, GA, but so were many days with friends, playing pool baseball, with FDR as the pitcher, and pool basketball. Later, sitting and eating by the pool. This film was donated to the FDR Library by the family of Marguerite LeHand.
"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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