The "Sunshine Special"
During Franklin Roosevelt’s twelve years as president, cars were a source of transportation, visibility, protection, and even amusement. When he...
The Roosevelts Attend a Ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial
- Photographer
- Unknown
- Date of Work
- February 12, 1943
- Type
- Photograph
- Credit
- Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum/NARA
The Roosevelts Attend a Ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial
This black and white photo shows President Franklin D. Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt at a ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial with Rear Adm. Wilson Brown, Maj. Gen. Edwin Watson, and Charles Fredericks of the Secret Service. Brown and Watson served as aides to President Roosevelt. Uniformed motorcycle police form a security line behind the president's car. The Reflecting Pool and Washington Monument are in the background