FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For information call:
Clifford Laube at (845) 486-7745
The Franklin D. Roosevelt
Presidential Library and Museum
presents a conversation and
book signing with David B. Woolner,
Roosevelt historian and contributor to
MOURNING THE PRESIDENTS:
LOSS AND LEGACY IN
AMERICAN CULTURE
Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.
In-person*: Wallace Center at the
FDR Presidential Library and Home
[*local health metrics permitting;
REGISTER HERE]
Online: Streamed live
to the official FDR Library YouTube,
Twitter and Facebook accounts
HYDE PARK, NY -- To mark the 78th anniversary of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s death, the FDR Presidential Library and Museum will present a conversation and book signing with David B. Woolner, Roosevelt historian and contributor to MOURNING THE PRESIDENTS: LOSS AND LEGACY IN AMERICAN CULTURE, at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. The event will be held in the Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home and streamed live to the official FDR Library YouTube, Twitter and Facebook accounts. This is a free public event*, but registration is required for in-person attendance. REGISTER HERE. [*local health metrics permitting]
Synopsis:
The death of a chief executive, regardless of the circumstances -- sudden or expected, still in office or decades later -- is always a moment of reckoning and reflection. MOURNING THE PRESIDENTS: LOSS AND LEGACY IN AMERICAN CULTURE brings together renowned and emerging scholars to examine how different generations and communities of Americans have eulogized and remembered US presidents since George Washington's death in 1799. Over twelve individually illuminating chapters, this volume offers a unique approach to understanding American culture and politics by uncovering parallels between different generations of mourners, highlighting distinct experiences, and examining what presidential deaths can tell us about societal fissures at various critical points in the nation's history, right up to the present moment.
David B. Woolner is a senior fellow and resident historian at the Roosevelt Institute and a professor of history at Marist College. He is the author of THE LAST 100 DAYS: FDR AT WAR AND AT PEACE and is editor/co-editor of five books, including PROGRESSIVISM IN AMERICA: PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE, FDR’S WORLD: WAR, PEACE AND LEGACIES, and FDR AND THE ENVIRONMENT. He lives in Rhinebeck, New York.
Please contact Cliff Laube at (845) 486-7745 with questions about the event.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Presidential Library and Museum
Designed by Franklin Roosevelt and dedicated on June 30, 1941, the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum is the nation's first presidential library and the only one used by a sitting president. Administered by the National Archives and Records Administration since 1941, the Library preserves and makes accessible to the American people the records of FDR's presidency. The Roosevelt Library's mission is to foster a deeper understanding of the lives and times of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and their continuing impact on contemporary life. This work is carried out through the Library's archives and research room, museum collections and exhibitions, innovative educational programs, and engaging public programming. For more information about the Library or its programs call (800) 337-8474 or visit fdrlibrary.org.
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