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The Franklin D. Roosevelts and friends start a trail ride at the "Little White House" in Warm Springs, Georgia, in 1938. President Roosevelt continued to ride despite the paralysis in his legs.
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- PHOTOGRAPH BY BRUCE WHITE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
The Franklin D. Roosevelts and friends start a trail ride at the "Little White House" in Warm Springs, Georgia, in 1938. President Roosevelt continued to ride despite the paralysis in his legs.
The Franklin D. Roosevelts and friends start a trail ride at the "Little White House" in Warm Springs, Georgia, in 1938. President Roosevelt continued to ride despite the paralysis in his legs.
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