FDR addresses a raucous crowd defending a false accusation about using a U.S. Navy Destroyer to recover his beloved dog Fala.
“I don’t know very English, but I know as much as write to you…” Read an amazing letter from a 12-Year-Old Fidel Castro to just recently re-elected President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Castro writes “My very good friend Roosevelt: I don’t know very English, but I know as much to write … Continue reading
“I found this data of such import that I have convened a Board…” The following letter was written by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in response to Leó Szilárd and Albert Einstein’s letter about creating a program–what will later be known as the “Manhattan Project”–for the creation of atomic bombs in … Continue reading
“Some recent work …leads me to expect that the element uranium may be turned into a new and important source of energy in the immediate future…” The following is a letter authored predominantly by Hungarian-American physicist Leó Szilárd, but signed by Albert Einstein. It is known as the Einstein-Szilárd letter … Continue reading
Watch rare color footage of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s funeral on April 12, 1945. That same day, Vice President Harry S. Truman was sworn into office as the 36th President of the United States.
John H. Gooden recalls his memory of the day he found out about the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt on April 12, 1945.
Author: Ben Nussbaum President Roosevelt delivered his first fireside chat on March 12, 1933. It addressed the banking crisis that Roosevelt encountered on first taking office. Due to the Depression, banks were running out of funds. Panicked account holders were withdrawing their money – making the banks’ problems worse. In … Continue reading
See the dedication speech Franklin D. Roosevelt gave at the official opening of the National Gallery of Art on March 17, 1941. Continue reading
David Brinkley discusses the Franklin D. Roosevelt press conferences given from behind his oval office desk and explains how the fireside chats, which did not actually take place in front of a fireplace, were so effective. Continue reading
Hear the beginning of Franklin D. Roosevelt's first fireside chat on March 12, 1933 to the nation on the subject of the banking crisis. Continue reading
