Author Talk and Book Signing

May 4, 2026

Matisse at War: Art and Resistance in Nazi Occupied France

with Christopher C. Gorham
Henry A. Wallace Center

Time: 2pm ET

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Based on new research, author Christopher Gorham chronicles Matisse's life in Nice, focusing on his artistic resilience, health struggles, and secret contributions to the French cause during WWII, producing revolutionary art while his family engaged in dangerous Resistance work.

This event is free to attend but registration is required.

Conversation and Book Signing

May 13, 2026

The Yankee Sphinx:
An FDR Novel

Henry A. Wallace Center

Time: 6pm ET

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Mark Frost based his novel on the diaries of journalist and White House speechwriter Will Hassett, who served as a confidant to Franklin D. Roosevelt. This work of historic fiction focuses on FDR’s inner circle, personal life, and final years during World War II while managing failing health.

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New History Shorts

Got a Minute: America250 Revolutionary Documents

Now Available

Franklin Roosevelt was an avid, lifelong collector of items ranging from books to ship models to bird paintings. Among his collection are documents signed by the founders, and you can see some in this short celebrating America250.

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Eleanor Roosevelt's Last Night in the White House

Now Available

As Eleanor Roosevelt welcomed Harry and Bess Truman into the place that had been her home for 14 years, she would write to Lorena Hickok that Franklin being in the White House had always made her feel safe.

Watch the short (1:10 minutes)
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FDR Third Term Chin Tapper

This chin tapper novelty is a recent acquisition to the collection. It was likely created as a humorous commentary on President Roosevelt's prolonged refusal to say whether he would run for an unprecedented third term in 1940.

See more in our online collection»