In this issue: The Last Installment in our Seeds of Change Civil Rights Short Film Series; the Roosevelt Reading Festival; a French Radio Documentary Series; the Gordon Cohen Churchill Lecture: "D-Day: Leadership Under Pressure"; Red Cross Water Safety and #TheArtOfWar; D-Day and Radio News – A Different Perspective a new blog post; and D-Day, the FDR Library, and a Remarkable Story, another new blog post.
The appointment of Black advisors to the Roosevelt Administration meant that for the first time, African Americans had a say in policies that would impact their communities. This would help to produce profound change for decades to come.
The FDR Presidential Library and Museum will host the 20th annual Roosevelt Reading Festival. The day-long program will highlight the recently published work of fourteen authors – including a special afternoon presentation with Paul M. Sparrow, author of Awakening the Spirit of America: FDR's War of Words with Charles Lindbergh – and the Battle to Save Democracy.
In six concurrent sessions taking place throughout the day, fourteen authors of works that draw upon the Roosevelt Library archives – or focus on the Roosevelt era – will present author talks (and book signings). Copies of all the books will be available for sale in the New Deal Store. The program begins at 9:45 a.m. with coffee and refreshments.
Free public event. Registration is not required.
PLEASE NOTE: This program is in-person only. Sessions will be recorded for later broadcast.
This 5-part original series explores the enduring legacy and impact of FDR on the world. Episodes feature Library director William Harris and Deputy Director Kirsten Carter discussing the way in which FDR Library documents the President's relationship with everyday Americans, including a moving segment in episode one of letters to FDR translated into French.
Discussion about the pressure that Winston Churchill faced during his leadership featuring Author Richard Aldous from Bard College, Author Eliot Cohen, and Author David Reynolds.
(Originally broadcast November 19, 2022; 1:25:54 minutes)
Who remembers taking Red Cross swim lessons as a kid? This WWII era water safety program poster promises they will "Put a snap in your step and a sparkle in your eye."
Radio came of age during World War II. The major radio networks provided ongoing news and commentary as events unfolded in Normandy. To highlight its efforts, CBS Radio provided FDR with a unique, behind-the-scenes, and unpublished account of their planning for and reporting of this pivotal moment in history.
Network radio reporters and technicians prepare for an FDR address, circa 1939. The war would bring innovations in radio coverage and technology. Photo, Harris and Ewing, Library of Congress.
The FDR Library highlights its role in D-Day history from a local perspective, exploring a surprising story recounted by the Library's first director, Fred Shipman, about the discovery of the date for D-Day by Library staff early in 1944.
Fred Shipman, first Library director, at his desk in the recently completed FDR Library, early 1941. FDR Library collection.
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"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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