In this issue:Here Lived a film by Jane Wells; Anniversary Franklin D. Roosevelt's Birthday; Film Screening: The President's Mystery (1936); FDR's Original Presidential Autographs on Display; Memory and the Nation: Day of Remembrance 2024; Hit The Beach #TheArtOfWar; Mary Churchill's War: A Conversation with Emma Soames and Erik Larson; Casablanca Conference.
The Roosevelt Library and the Jewish Federation of Dutchess County present a Film Screening of Here Lived by Jane Wells – the story of hidden children, murdered parents, generational trauma, and one artist's singular vision for healing.
Free public event. Registration is required. CLICK HEREto register.
Ceremony & Birthday Cake
FDR's Birthday
Tuesday, Jan 30
3pm ET
Rose Garden & Wallace Center
The National Park Service will hold a Rose Garden Ceremony to commemorate Franklin Roosevelt's Birthday. Following the ceremony, the FDR Presidential Library will invite attendees to return to the Wallace Center for birthday cake and refreshments.Free public event.
Presidents Day Weekend Events
Film Screening The President's Mystery (1936)
Saturday, Feb 17
1pm ET
Henry A. Wallace Center
There will be a Film Screening of The President's Mystery (1936) – a film based on a plotline developed by FDR himself. A millionaire goes into hiding when his personal life begins to crumble, but must rethink his situation when he is accused of murdering his wife.
Registration for the film screening is required. CLICK HERE to register.
FDR's Original Presidential Autographs on Display
Saturday, Feb 17
2pm-4pm ET
Research Room, Library Building
From 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. in the Research Room of the FDR Library, visitors can view a selection of presidential autographs from the Roosevelt Library archives – largely from FDR's personal collection – on display only once a year. Registration not required for documents display.
Free public events.
Memory and the Nation:
Day of Remembrance 2024
Monday, Feb 19
1pm-2:30pm ET
Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center
513 13th Street, N.W. Washington D.C. 20004
This President’s Day, Feb. 19, marks the 82nd anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt that led to the wrongful incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II.
This commemorative event will feature a panel discussion with: William Harris, Director of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum Perrin Ireland, artist and biologist, and great-granddaughter of Franklin D. Roosevelt Dr. Madeline Hsu, Professor of History and Director, Center for Global Migration Studies, University of Maryland Moderator: David Inoue, Executive Director of the Japanese American Citizens League
This event is a partnership between the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library, and the Japanese American Citizens League.
Free public event. Registration is required. CLICK HERE to register.
Photo credit: National Archives and Records Administration
Winston Churchill's granddaughter Emma Soames, spoke with Erik Larson about excerpt's from her mother's wartime diaries. Learn about the archives and stories told from a granddaughter's point of view.
(Originally broadcast June 8, 2022; 56:15 minutes)
A special exhibition developed in collaboration with a distinguished committee of scholars that centers on the historical voices of many Black community leaders, wartime service members, and ordinary citizens who engaged the Roosevelt administration directly and who pushed for progress. Within this context, the exhibit examines the political evolution of both Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt regarding racial justice.
Did someone you know visit the "Hit the Beach" Great Lakes tour in 1945? The headliner for this exhibit was the LST-512. Visitors could explore a mock jungle, view weaponry, and watch live landing demonstrations.
From 1942 to 1944 one subject dominated Allied strategic debate – the creation of a Second Front in Europe. This thorny issue caused friction between America, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union. It topped the agenda of the January 1943 summit meeting between FDR and Winston Churchill at Casablanca, Morocco, held shortly after the Allied invasion of North Africa.
"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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