Franklin D. Roosevelt's Train Ferdinand Magellan
Before U.S. Air Force One there was U.S. Train Car Number One, designed for the specifications of President...
Roosevelt White House 1933-1945
President Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected to office at the height of the Great Depression. He ushered in an environment of hope as he promised prompt, vigorous action for America. His wife, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, broke precedent to hold press conferences, travel and give lectures and radio broadcasts. The Roosevelts brought change and hope to the American people and the Executive Mansion.
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Collection Eleanor Roosevelt's "My Day"
The White House Historical Association and the Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project present this collaboration in an effort to open a...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Funeral
The death of President Roosevelt on April 12, 1945, took the world wholly by surprise. Although those close to him had feared...
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An interview with Allida M. Black
To enhance First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt's "My Day" newspaper columns, Allida M. Black, Director and Editor of The Eleanor Roosevelt...
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White House Pigeons
As any visitor to Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C. will tell you, pigeons are a universal feature of the...
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Mr. Churchill in the White House
On December 13, 1941, six days after the “infamy” of Pearl Harbor, Winston Churchill boarded the battleship Duke of York bound for Amer...
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Eleanor Roosevelt's "My Day": Household
Eleanor Roosevelt (ER) believed that the White House "staff and the ushers and the housekeeper deserve all the credit that...
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Christmas with the Roosevelts
The White House has many holiday traditions, some of which are historic and others more recent. New arrivals to the...
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USS Potomac: Franklin Roosevelt's Presidential Yacht
Many presidents have used ships for both relaxation and diplomacy. From fishing to meetings with foreign dignitaries, water travel provides...
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Tennessee in the White House
As he left the White House in 1869, President Andrew Johnson supposedly exclaimed that he could “already smell the sweet mountain ai...
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The "Sunshine Special"
During Franklin Roosevelt’s twelve years as president, cars were a source of transportation, visibility, protection, and even amusement. When he...
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The Wings of Franklin Roosevelt
The first president to travel by airplane was actually a former president. On October 11, 1910, Theodore Roosevelt accompanied aviator Archibald Hoxsey...
