How D-Day Shaped GI Joe with Kendall Cosley - 2021 World War II Scholars Symposium FDRLibrary 2021-06-04 | YouTube LIVE:"2021 World War II Scholars Symposium: Kendall Cosley"June 3, 2021Presentation: 10 a.m. Central / 11 a.m. EasternScholar Spotlight: 11 a.m. Central / Noon EasternThe Eisenhower, Roosevelt, and Truman Presidential Libraries are proud to present our inaugural emerging scholars symposium to commemorate D-Day. Scheduled the first week of June, this virtual symposium focuses on specialized topics related to the Allied effort during World War II. The 2021 theme is unsung heroes and lesser known subjects.Following each presentation, we feature an intimate conversation during a scholar spotlight to learn more about each presenter. Tuesday, June 1: Hannah PalsaPresentation Link: youtu.be/DIhLdQ5U0cs"Children and Dogs for Defense"Dogs for Defense formed in 1942. The organization convinced owners to donate their pets for military service. American children wrote letters to donate pets, and saved allowance money to purchase their dogs a military rank through the War Dog Fund. Children’s literature and popular movies about war dogs explained how dogs were used in the war effort and why they were needed. This presentation will examine how children understood and engaged with the Dogs for Defense organization during the United States’ involvement in World War II.Wednesday, June 2: Jorden PittPresentation Link: youtu.be/Y3vc-uL4UsI"Flight Neuroses in World War II"Many flyers feared they were cowards because of their mental illness in World War II. Adding to the men’s anguish, officers often agreed with this label because the airmen did not evince the masculine qualities necessary to represent the Air Forces. Officers declared that sufferers “lacked moral fiber” and “intestinal fortitude.” Ultimately, this stigmatization of psychological distress in the Army Air Forces exposes a link between broader gender concerns about masculine fortitude and mental health.Thursday, June 3: Kendall CosleyPresentation Link: youtu.be/nYvCKUT4AUU"How D-Day Shaped GI Joe"War reporters captured the danger, action, and perseverance of the GIs who secured the beaches on D-day, yet their contributions often go unacknowledged. This presentation will explore the experiences of war correspondents who witnessed the efforts of the Allied troops. Adding their stories into the narrative of D-Day will demonstrate how the reporters depicted and solidified the iconic image of the tired, dirty, and war-hardened GI who endured in the face of great odds.Friday, June 4: Amanda HessPresentation Link: youtu.be/kFSd8hTELL0"Flight Nursing in WWII"Necessitated by truly global conflict, a highly-specialized sub-field of the military nursing profession was successfully integrated into the Medical Air Evacuation mission during World War II. This presentation will examine the history of the flight nurse specialty from its civilian roots to its incorporation as a key element of the Medical Air Evacuation Squadrons and the institutional roadblocks that mass air evacuation would overcome to become one of the most successful advancements in military medicine.
Conversation and Book Signing: THE EAGLES OF HEART MOUNTAIN with Bradford Pearson - 2/19, 2PM ET FDRLibrary 2023-02-20 | Day of Remembrance Conversation and Book Signing: THE EAGLES OF HEART MOUNTAIN: A TRUE STORY OF FOOTBALL, INCARCERATION, AND RESISTANCE IN WORLD WAR II AMERICA with Bradford Pearson Sunday, February 19, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. ET LINK: youtube.com/watch?v=8CbkH55aX7g The FDR Presidential Library presents a Day of Remembrance conversation and book signing with Bradford Pearson, author of THE EAGLES OF HEART MOUNTAIN: A TRUE STORY OF FOOTBALL, INCARCERATION, AND RESISTANCE IN WORLD WAR II AMERICA, at 2:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, February 19, 2023.
Presidents Day Weekend Author Talk: DINNER WITH THE PRESIDENT - Alex Prudhomme - 2/18; 1PM ET FDRLibrary 2023-02-19 | February 18, 2023 Presidents Day Weekend Program: DINNER WITH THE PRESIDENT with Alex Prud'homme Time: 1:00 p.m. ET LINK: youtube.com/watch?v=phO8Ig72yYw The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum will host a Presidents Day Weekend book talk and signing at 1:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 18, 2023, with Alex Prud'homme, author of DINNER WITH THE PRESIDENT: FOOD, POLITICS, AND A HISTORY OF BREAKING BREAD AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
Animated Film: We Dare Not Fail: The Story of the Tuskegee Airmen FDRLibrary 2023-02-16 | Animated Film: "We Dare Not Fail: The Story of the Tuskegee Airmen" The Tuskegee Airmen entered the military to become soldiers. They became a symbol for courage, fighting fascism in Europe and segregation in the United States.
Animated Film Premiere & Discussion: We Dare Not Fail: The Story of the Tuskegee Airmen 2/15; 2PM FDRLibrary 2023-02-16 | Animated Film Premiere & Discussion: "We Dare Not Fail: The Story of the Tuskegee Airmen" February 15, 2023 at 2PM ET LINK: bit.ly/3Xm0oJU The Tuskegee Airmen entered the military to become soldiers. They became a symbol for courage, fighting fascism in Europe and segregation in the United States. FDR Library Director William Harris will speak with "We Dare Not Fail: The Story of the Tuskegee Airmen" writer and director Dean Temple, illustrator Julian Dwyer, and narrator Tony Melson about making the film.
Conversation and Book Signing: UNITING AMERICA with Peter Shinkle - 2/2; 6PM ET FDRLibrary 2023-02-03 | Conversation and Book Signing: UNITING AMERICA with Peter Shinkle Thursday, February 2, 2023; 6PM ET LINK: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LipLtgQXze8 The FDR Presidential Library presents a conversation and book signing with Peter Shinkle, author of UNITING AMERICA: HOW FDR AND HENRY STIMSON BROUGHT DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS TOGETHER TO WIN WORLD WAR II, at 6:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, February 2, 2023.
LIVE with Jeff Urbin: America’s Civic Holidays: More Than a Monday Off FDRLibrary 2023-02-02 | LIVE with Jeff Urbin: "America’s Civic Holidays More Than a Monday Off" February 1, 2023 at 2PM ET LINK: youtube.com/live/n6k_bLSeeHY? Our Federal holidays mean so much more than the Bar-B-Qs and discount sales that have come to mark their celebration. FDR Library Education Specialist Jeffrey Urbin discusses the origins and importance of some of our most enjoyed, yet misunderstood, Civic Holidays.
Conversation and Book Signing: BECOMING FDR with Jonathan Darman FDRLibrary 2023-01-31 | Conversation and Book Signing: BECOMING FDR: THE PERSONAL CRISIS THAT MADE A PRESIDENT with Jonathan Darman Time: 1:00 p.m. ET LINK: youtu.be/FrlJc41MYQ8 On the occasion of FDR's birthday, the FDR Presidential Library presents a conversation and book signing with Jonathan Darman, author of BECOMING FDR: THE PERSONAL CRISIS THAT MADE A PRESIDENT at 1:00 p.m. ET on Monday, January 30, 2023. FOR IN-PERSON ATTENDEES: To attend the book program in-person, please visit www.fdrlibrary.org to register. Following the program, at 3:00 p.m. ET, the National Park Service will hold a Rose Garden Ceremony to commemorate Franklin Roosevelt's Birthday followed by birthday cake and refreshments provided by the FDR Library in the Wallace Center. [No registration required for the Rose Garden or birthday cake events.]
Conversation: The Ethos of the Greatest Generation- Discussing the Four Freedoms with Harvey Kaye FDRLibrary 2023-01-05 | Conversation: "The Ethos of the Greatest Generation" Discussing the Four Freedoms with Harvey Kaye January 4, 2023, at 2pm ET LINK: youtu.be/bxRduNl7K_w Harvey Kaye, Emeritus Professor of Democracy at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay, examines how the Four Freedoms came to define America’s purpose, promise, and responsibility to the world. A conversation with FDR Library Director William Harris.
The Roosevelt Story: Christmas with the Roosevelts with William Harris FDRLibrary 2022-12-21 | The Roosevelt Story: "Christmas with the Roosevelts" with William Harris LINK: bit.ly/3uYD5dv Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt made a special holiday of Christmas every year. FDR Presidential Library Director William Harris invites you into the President's study for a look through some of their holiday memories held in the Archives.
Pearl Harbor Day Premiere Author Talk and Signing: OUR MAN IN TOKYO with Steve Kemper. FDRLibrary 2022-12-08 | Pearl Harbor Day Premiere -- Author Talk and Signing: OUR MAN IN TOKYO: AN AMERICAN AMBASSADOR AND THE COUNTDOWN TO PEARL HARBOR with Steve Kemper.
LIVE with Jeffrey Urbin: The American Thanksgiving Tradition: A Time of Turkey and Tension FDRLibrary 2022-11-24 | LIVE with Jeff Urbin: "The American Thanksgiving Tradition: A Time of Turkey and Tension" November 23, 2022; 2PM ET LINK: youtu.be/vAaoxnizcSU Second only to Independence Day, Thanksgiving is the quintessential American holiday bringing with it turkey and tension, cranberries and chaos, and promise and peace, if we just approach it the right way. Join FDR Library Education Specialist Jeff Urbin for this Roosevelt Story special holiday broadcast. Live Q&A through the comments.
Author Talk: SILENT SPRING REVOLUTION with Douglas Brinkley - 11/21, 6PM ET FDRLibrary 2022-11-22 | November 21, 2022 Author Talk and Signing: SILENT SPRING REVOLUTION: JOHN F. KENNEDY, RACHEL CARSON, LYNDON JOHNSON, RICHARD NIXON, AND THE GREAT ENVIRONMENTAL AWAKENING with Douglas Brinkley Time: 6:00 p.m. ET LINK: youtu.be/uw13omwtUBU The FDR Library and Home present an author talk and book signing with Douglas Brinkley, author of SILENT SPRING REVOLUTION: JOHN F. KENNEDY, RACHEL CARSON, LYNDON JOHNSON, RICHARD NIXON, AND THE GREAT ENVIRONMENTAL AWAKENING, at 6:00 p.m. ET on Monday, November 21, 2022.
Gordon Cohen Churchill Lecture: D-Day: Leadership Under Pressure FDRLibrary 2022-11-20 | Gordon Cohen Churchill Lecture: "D-Day: Leadership Under Pressure"A discussion with Richard Aldous, Eliot Cohen and David Reynolds.Sunday, May 26, 2019
[UPDATE*] NEED TO KNOW: WORLD WAR II AND THE RISE OF AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE with Nicholas Reynolds FDRLibrary 2022-11-04 | Author Talk and Signing:NEED TO KNOW: WORLD WAR II ANDTHE RISE OF AMERICAN INTELLIGENCEwith Nicholas ReynoldsTime: 6:00 p.m. EDTLocation: Henry A. Wallace Center[*This video replaces an earlier version with audio issues.]The FDR Presidential Library and Museum will present a conversation and book signing with Nicholas Reynolds, author of NEED TO KNOW: WORLD WAR II AND THE RISE OF AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE, at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 2, 2022. The event will be held in the Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home and streamed live to the official FDR Library YouTube, Twitter and Facebook accounts.
Conversation: NEED TO KNOW: WORLD WAR II AND THE RISE OF AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE - Nicholas Reynolds FDRLibrary 2022-11-03 | UPDATED VIDEO LINK: youtu.be/N9Pk6c1RFOQAuthor Talk and Signing: NEED TO KNOW: WORLD WAR II AND THE RISE OF AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE with Nicholas Reynolds Time: 6:00 p.m. EDT Location: Henry A. Wallace Center LINK: youtu.be/N9Pk6c1RFOQ The FDR Presidential Library and Museum will present a conversation and book signing with Nicholas Reynolds, author of NEED TO KNOW: WORLD WAR II AND THE RISE OF AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE, at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 2, 2022. The event will be held in the Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home and streamed live to the official FDR Library YouTube, Twitter and Facebook accounts.
PREMIERE: Screening and Discussion with the Filmmakers - The Girl with the Rivet Gun FDRLibrary 2022-10-27 | PREMIERE: Screening and Discussion with the Filmmakers: "The Girl with the Rivet Gun" LINK: youtu.be/HwrmHWnp5oE The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum presents a film screening (excerpts) and discussion of THE GIRL WITH THE RIVET GUN -- an animated documentary short film exploring the personal stories of women who went to work to help win World War II. Featuring Library Education Director Jeffrey Urbin in discussion with Emmy award winning filmmakers Anne de Mare and Kirsten Kelly, producer Elizabeth Hemmerdinger, and animator Danielle Ash. [Recorded live: 10/17/22]
Fall Forum: Franklin and Eleanor, and the Power of Words: A Conversation with Paul Sparrow FDRLibrary 2022-10-02 | Saturday, October 1 Fall Forum: "Franklin and Eleanor, and the Power of Words: A Conversation with Paul Sparrow" Time: 4:00 p.m. EDT Location: Henry A. Wallace Center LINK: youtu.be/3WkkSOxPiz0 The FDR Library presents a fall forum, "Franklin and Eleanor, and the Power of Words: A Conversation with Paul Sparrow" at 4:00 p.m. EDT on Saturday, October 1, 2022. The event will be held in the Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home and streamed live to the official FDR Library YouTube, Twitter and Facebook accounts. This is a free public event, but registration is required for in-person attendance. Register at www.fdrlibrary.org to attend in-person.
Equality and the Constitution: A Conversation with Kermit Roosevelt III and John Q. Barrett FDRLibrary 2022-09-18 | Constitution Day Program: "Equality and the Constitution: A Conversation and Book Signing with Kermit Roosevelt III and John Q. Barrett" Time: 2:00 p.m. EDT LINK: youtu.be/qAzl7Zzhz-4 The FDR Library presents a Constitution Day program, "Equality and the Constitution: A Conversation and Book Signing with Kermit Roosevelt III and John Q. Barrett" at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 17, 2022. St. John’s University law professor and Library Trustee John Q. Barrett and University of Pennsylvania Professor of Constitutional Law Kermit Roosevelt III will discuss how the "standard story" of the origin and development of American values has helped -- or hindered -- the Nation's journey towards a more universal equality for all Americans. Q&A in the comments to follow the program. For information on in-person attendance visit: fdrlibrary.org/events-calendar
Live with Jeff Urbin (& Friends): The Constitution: Yesterday and Tomorrow FDRLibrary 2022-09-15 | Wednesday, September 14, 2022 Live with Jeff Urbin (& Friends): "The Constitution: Yesterday and Tomorrow" Time: 2:00 p.m. EDT LINK: youtu.be/HqcxJ3-JhqQ Join the Education Specialists from three of our nation's Presidential Libraries (Roosevelt, Truman and Clinton) as they discuss the importance of the Constitution, the ways it shaped the actions and attitudes of their Presidents, and the lessons it has today’s students and tomorrow’s leaders. Live Q&A to follow in the YouTube chat and Facebook comments.
The Roosevelt Story: Live with Jeff Urbin: Victory Gardens FDRLibrary 2022-09-01 | Wednesday, August 31, 2022 "Live with Jeff Urbin: Victory Gardens" Time: 2:00 p.m. EDT LINK: youtu.be/sZ0oX9TWnTs It has been said that an army travels on its stomach, and never was this more true than during the dark days of WWII. FDR Library Education Specialist Jeffrey Urbin examines the unprecedented contributions made by millions of ordinary Americans who fought the war literally in their own backyards growing food for themselves, the army, and our allies in small plots known as Victory Gardens. Live Q&A in the Facebook comments and YouTube chat, following the presentation.
NEW The Roosevelt Story Presentation: Inside the Archives: FDR and the Politics of Celebrity FDRLibrary 2022-08-17 | NEW "The Roosevelt Story" Presentation: "Inside the Archives: FDR and the Politics of Celebrity" Wednesday, August 17 at 2PM EDT Link: youtu.be/s0zpca5PMvw FDR loved movies and movie stars. He enjoyed their celebrity, too, and as a shrewd politician, he knew their support and their fame could prove beneficial to his Administration. Acting Director William A. Harris highlights evidence of these relationships through a selection of key documents from the Library’s collection.
A DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES with Alexander Heffner and Brenda Wineapple FDRLibrary 2022-07-22 | LIVE Virtual Presentation: "A DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES": A Conversation with Alexander Heffner and Brenda Wineapple Thursday, July 21, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. EDT Link: youtu.be/-G4DhLZnAaU On Thursday, July 21, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. EDT, the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum will host a virtual program, "A DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES": A Conversation with Alexander Heffner and Brenda Wineapple. In an age dominated by disinformation, what are the facts about the history of the United States? In A DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, Alexander Heffner revisits primary sources to tell the unvarnished history of the United States -- compiling the key documents, speeches, letters, tweets, and Supreme Court decisions. This program will be streamed the Library's official YouTube, Facebook and Twitter accounts.
LIVE Virtual Presentation: Making Ends Meet During the Great Depression FDRLibrary 2022-07-21 | LIVE Virtual Presentation: "Making Ends Meet During the Great Depression" Wednesday, July 20 at 2PM EDT Link: youtu.be/Mt1N_iUsi7s FDR Library Education Specialist Jeffrey Urbin explores some of the creative ways people made, saved or did without money during the Great Depression. Streamed live to YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. With Q&A to follow the program in the comments.
Conversation: PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION with Alexander Heffner and Mark McKinnon FDRLibrary 2022-07-14 | Conversation:Alexander Heffner and Mark McKinnonPRESIDENTIAL TRANSITIONJanuary 14, 2017
MARY CHURCHILLS WAR: A Conversation with Emma Soames and Erik Larson FDRLibrary 2022-06-09 | "MARY CHURCHILL'S WAR: A Conversation with Emma Soames and Erik Larson" Wednesday, June 8, 2022 2:00 p.m. EDT LINK: youtu.be/35_9iOYVWmU The FDR Library presents "MARY CHURCHILL'S WAR: A Conversation with Emma Soames and Erik Larson" on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. EDT. Churchill granddaughter Emma Soames, editor of MARY CHURCHILL'S WAR: THE WARTIME DIARIES OF CHURCHILL’S YOUNGEST DAUGHTER, will speak with bestselling author Erik Larson about her mother's wartime diaries.
YouTube LIVE: 2022 World War II Emerging Scholars Symposium: Nataliia Zalietok FDRLibrary 2022-06-04 | YouTube LIVE: 2022 World War II Emerging Scholars Symposium: Nataliia Zalietok "Periodicals As a Source For the Research on the Women's Service in the Soviet Armed Forces (1941-1945)" June 3, 2022 Presentation: 10:30 a.m. Central / 11:30 a.m. Eastern Scholar Spotlight: 11:30 a.m. Central / 12:30 p.m. Eastern Presentation Link: youtu.be/lbbJzubzlEE The Eisenhower, Roosevelt, and Truman Presidential Libraries are proud to present the 2022 World War II Emerging Scholars Symposium. Scheduled the first week of June, this virtual symposium focuses on specialized topics related to the Allied effort during World War II. 2022 Theme: "Here Is Your War: Military, Press, and Homefront Visions of War." Following each presentation, we feature an intimate conversation during a scholar spotlight to learn more about each presenter. Wednesday, June 1: Thomas Arnold "Learning How to Love America in 1941: Building the US Army's WWII Public Relations Machine" Presentation: 12:30 p.m. Central / 1:30 p.m. Eastern Scholar Spotlight: 1:30 p.m. Central / 2:30 p.m. Eastern Presentation Link: youtu.be/EM7cDZLvG1I This presentation explores an overlooked aspect of Army and American history, specifically how and why the Army built its public relations enterprise of World War II shortly before the war and not after Pearl Harbor. The public relations bureaucracy the Army entered the war with on 8 December 1941 was built through trial and error between 1940 and 1941. This presentation will argue that America’s first peacetime draft not only transformed the Army, but also triggered a mental shift in the institution itself. For the first time in its history, the Army realized that it had a relationship with the American people in peace and that it needed to conduct public relations activities to manage this relationship. To support this claim, the presentation will discuss Army’s interwar public relations plans, regulations, and practices, comparing them to what emerged after September 1940. Thursday, June 2: Tyler Bamford, Ph.D. "The Spoils Of War: US Soldiers' Souvenirs of World War II in Wartime Reporting" Presentation: 10:30 a.m. Central / 11:30 a.m. Eastern Scholar Spotlight: 11:30 a.m. Central / 12:30 p.m. Eastern Presentation Link: youtu.be/VsXm-BnMOWo In the summer of 1943, an American soldier on the island of Capri told war correspondent Ernie Pyle that “The Germans fight for glory, the British for their homes, and the Americans fight for souvenirs.” Pyle remarked on U.S. soldiers’ widespread affinity for souvenirs in several of his wartime dispatches, and his fellow war correspondents similarly reported on the ubiquitous desire for souvenirs from the war. It may have been hyperbole to suggest that souvenirs served as motivation for GIs in World War II, but U.S. war correspondents around the world observed the eagerness with which soldiers gathered mementoes ranging from tiny pieces of shrapnel to machine guns. The practice of gathering souvenirs and shipping them home, however, met with mixed reactions on the home front. Thursday, June 2: Ryan Poff "Unduly Harrowing": Film Media Portrayals of Combat in World War II" Presentation: 12:30 p.m. Central / 1:30 p.m. Eastern Scholar Spotlight: 1:30 p.m. Central / 2:30 p.m. Eastern Presentation Link: youtu.be/Tj92D9WXLWU While war propagandists had recognized the persuasive power of film as a medium as early as 1899, technological limitations made filming actual combat prohibitively difficult and expensive. Advances in filmmaking during the Interwar Period removed many of these barriers, making the filming of frontline combat practical for the first time in history. Yet, the utility and moral legitimacy of this new brand of footage, replete with scenes of actual violence and death, was contested by American propagandists and military officials for much of the Second World War. This analysis of Second World War debates surrounding combat footage illuminates American conceptions of what war should be and historicizes the modern phenomenon of war footage in the United States. Friday, June 3: Nataliia Zalietok "Periodicals As a Source For the Research on the Women's Service in the Soviet Armed Forces (1941-1945)" Presentation: 10:30 a.m. Central / 11:30 a.m. Eastern Scholar Spotlight: 11:30 a.m. Central / 12:30 p.m. Eastern Presentation Link: youtu.be/lbbJzubzlEE This study aims to analyze the content of the Soviet newspapers during the Soviet-German war and to find out their significance for the study of the service of Soviet women in the armed forces. Newspapers as a source for the study of the women’s military service in the USSR are the subject of separate academic research for the first time.
YouTube LIVE: 2022 World War II Emerging Scholars Symposium: Ryan Poff FDRLibrary 2022-06-03 | YouTube LIVE: 2022 World War II Emerging Scholars Symposium: Ryan Poff "Unduly Harrowing": Film Media Portrayals of Combat in World War II" June 2, 2022 Presentation: 12:30 p.m. Central / 1:30 p.m. Eastern Scholar Spotlight: 1:30 p.m. Central / 2:30 p.m. Eastern Presentation Link: youtu.be/Tj92D9WXLWU The Eisenhower, Roosevelt, and Truman Presidential Libraries are proud to present the 2022 World War II Emerging Scholars Symposium. Scheduled the first week of June, this virtual symposium focuses on specialized topics related to the Allied effort during World War II. 2022 Theme: "Here Is Your War: Military, Press, and Homefront Visions of War." Following each presentation, we feature an intimate conversation during a scholar spotlight to learn more about each presenter. Wednesday, June 1: Thomas Arnold "Learning How to Love America in 1941: Building the US Army's WWII Public Relations Machine" Presentation: 12:30 p.m. Central / 1:30 p.m. Eastern Scholar Spotlight: 1:30 p.m. Central / 2:30 p.m. Eastern Presentation Link: youtu.be/EM7cDZLvG1I This presentation explores an overlooked aspect of Army and American history, specifically how and why the Army built its public relations enterprise of World War II shortly before the war and not after Pearl Harbor. The public relations bureaucracy the Army entered the war with on 8 December 1941 was built through trial and error between 1940 and 1941. This presentation will argue that America’s first peacetime draft not only transformed the Army, but also triggered a mental shift in the institution itself. For the first time in its history, the Army realized that it had a relationship with the American people in peace and that it needed to conduct public relations activities to manage this relationship. To support this claim, the presentation will discuss Army’s interwar public relations plans, regulations, and practices, comparing them to what emerged after September 1940. Thursday, June 2: Tyler Bamford, Ph.D. "The Spoils Of War: US Soldiers' Souvenirs of World War II in Wartime Reporting" Presentation: 10:30 a.m. Central / 11:30 a.m. Eastern Scholar Spotlight: 11:30 a.m. Central / 12:30 p.m. Eastern Presentation Link: youtu.be/VsXm-BnMOWo In the summer of 1943, an American soldier on the island of Capri told war correspondent Ernie Pyle that “The Germans fight for glory, the British for their homes, and the Americans fight for souvenirs.” Pyle remarked on U.S. soldiers’ widespread affinity for souvenirs in several of his wartime dispatches, and his fellow war correspondents similarly reported on the ubiquitous desire for souvenirs from the war. It may have been hyperbole to suggest that souvenirs served as motivation for GIs in World War II, but U.S. war correspondents around the world observed the eagerness with which soldiers gathered mementoes ranging from tiny pieces of shrapnel to machine guns. The practice of gathering souvenirs and shipping them home, however, met with mixed reactions on the home front. Thursday, June 2: Ryan Poff "Unduly Harrowing": Film Media Portrayals of Combat in World War II" Presentation: 12:30 p.m. Central / 1:30 p.m. Eastern Scholar Spotlight: 1:30 p.m. Central / 2:30 p.m. Eastern Presentation Link: youtu.be/Tj92D9WXLWU While war propagandists had recognized the persuasive power of film as a medium as early as 1899, technological limitations made filming actual combat prohibitively difficult and expensive. Advances in filmmaking during the Interwar Period removed many of these barriers, making the filming of frontline combat practical for the first time in history. Yet, the utility and moral legitimacy of this new brand of footage, replete with scenes of actual violence and death, was contested by American propagandists and military officials for much of the Second World War. This analysis of Second World War debates surrounding combat footage illuminates American conceptions of what war should be and historicizes the modern phenomenon of war footage in the United States. Friday, June 3: Nataliia Zalietok "Periodicals As a Source For the Research on the Women's Service in the Soviet Armed Forces (1941-1945)" Presentation: 10:30 a.m. Central / 11:30 a.m. Eastern Scholar Spotlight: 11:30 a.m. Central / 12:30 p.m. Eastern Presentation Link: youtu.be/lbbJzubzlEE This study aims to analyze the content of the Soviet newspapers during the Soviet-German war and to find out their significance for the study of the service of Soviet women in the armed forces. Newspapers as a source for the study of the women’s military service in the USSR are the subject of separate academic research for the first time.
YouTube LIVE: 2022 World War II Emerging Scholars Symposium: Tyler Bamford, Ph.D. FDRLibrary 2022-06-03 | YouTube LIVE: 2022 World War II Emerging Scholars Symposium: Tyler Bamford, Ph.D. "The Spoils Of War: US Soldiers' Souvenirs of World War II in Wartime Reporting" June 2, 2022 Presentation: 10:30 a.m. Central / 11:30 a.m. Eastern Scholar Spotlight: 11:30 a.m. Central / 12:30 p.m. Eastern Presentation Link: youtu.be/VsXm-BnMOWo The Eisenhower, Roosevelt, and Truman Presidential Libraries are proud to present the 2022 World War II Emerging Scholars Symposium. Scheduled the first week of June, this virtual symposium focuses on specialized topics related to the Allied effort during World War II. 2022 Theme: "Here Is Your War: Military, Press, and Homefront Visions of War." Following each presentation, we feature an intimate conversation during a scholar spotlight to learn more about each presenter. Wednesday, June 1: Thomas Arnold "Learning How to Love America in 1941: Building the US Army's WWII Public Relations Machine" Presentation: 12:30 p.m. Central / 1:30 p.m. Eastern Scholar Spotlight: 1:30 p.m. Central / 2:30 p.m. Eastern Presentation Link: youtu.be/EM7cDZLvG1I This presentation explores an overlooked aspect of Army and American history, specifically how and why the Army built its public relations enterprise of World War II shortly before the war and not after Pearl Harbor. The public relations bureaucracy the Army entered the war with on 8 December 1941 was built through trial and error between 1940 and 1941. This presentation will argue that America’s first peacetime draft not only transformed the Army, but also triggered a mental shift in the institution itself. For the first time in its history, the Army realized that it had a relationship with the American people in peace and that it needed to conduct public relations activities to manage this relationship. To support this claim, the presentation will discuss Army’s interwar public relations plans, regulations, and practices, comparing them to what emerged after September 1940. Thursday, June 2: Tyler Bamford, Ph.D. "The Spoils Of War: US Soldiers' Souvenirs of World War II in Wartime Reporting" Presentation: 10:30 a.m. Central / 11:30 a.m. Eastern Scholar Spotlight: 11:30 a.m. Central / 12:30 p.m. Eastern Presentation Link: youtu.be/VsXm-BnMOWo In the summer of 1943, an American soldier on the island of Capri told war correspondent Ernie Pyle that “The Germans fight for glory, the British for their homes, and the Americans fight for souvenirs.” Pyle remarked on U.S. soldiers’ widespread affinity for souvenirs in several of his wartime dispatches, and his fellow war correspondents similarly reported on the ubiquitous desire for souvenirs from the war. It may have been hyperbole to suggest that souvenirs served as motivation for GIs in World War II, but U.S. war correspondents around the world observed the eagerness with which soldiers gathered mementoes ranging from tiny pieces of shrapnel to machine guns. The practice of gathering souvenirs and shipping them home, however, met with mixed reactions on the home front. Thursday, June 2: Ryan Poff "Unduly Harrowing": Film Media Portrayals of Combat in World War II" Presentation: 12:30 p.m. Central / 1:30 p.m. Eastern Scholar Spotlight: 1:30 p.m. Central / 2:30 p.m. Eastern Presentation Link: youtu.be/Tj92D9WXLWU While war propagandists had recognized the persuasive power of film as a medium as early as 1899, technological limitations made filming actual combat prohibitively difficult and expensive. Advances in filmmaking during the Interwar Period removed many of these barriers, making the filming of frontline combat practical for the first time in history. Yet, the utility and moral legitimacy of this new brand of footage, replete with scenes of actual violence and death, was contested by American propagandists and military officials for much of the Second World War. This analysis of Second World War debates surrounding combat footage illuminates American conceptions of what war should be and historicizes the modern phenomenon of war footage in the United States. Friday, June 3: Nataliia Zalietok "Periodicals As a Source For the Research on the Women's Service in the Soviet Armed Forces (1941-1945)" Presentation: 10:30 a.m. Central / 11:30 a.m. Eastern Scholar Spotlight: 11:30 a.m. Central / 12:30 p.m. Eastern Presentation Link: youtu.be/lbbJzubzlEE This study aims to analyze the content of the Soviet newspapers during the Soviet-German war and to find out their significance for the study of the service of Soviet women in the armed forces. Newspapers as a source for the study of the women’s military service in the USSR are the subject of separate academic research for the first time.
YouTube LIVE: 2022 World War II Emerging Scholars Symposium: Thomas Arnold FDRLibrary 2022-06-02 | YouTube LIVE: 2022 World War II Emerging Scholars Symposium: Thomas Arnold "Learning How to Love America in 1941: Building the US Army's WWII Public Relations Machine" June 1, 2022 Presentation: 12:30 p.m. Central / 1:30 p.m. Eastern Scholar Spotlight: 1:30 p.m. Central / 2:30 p.m. Eastern Presentation Link: youtu.be/EM7cDZLvG1I The Eisenhower, Roosevelt, and Truman Presidential Libraries are proud to present the 2022 World War II Emerging Scholars Symposium. Scheduled the first week of June, this virtual symposium focuses on specialized topics related to the Allied effort during World War II. 2022 Theme: "Here Is Your War: Military, Press, and Homefront Visions of War." Following each presentation, we feature an intimate conversation during a scholar spotlight to learn more about each presenter. Wednesday, June 1: Thomas Arnold "Learning How to Love America in 1941: Building the US Army's WWII Public Relations Machine" Presentation: 12:30 p.m. Central / 1:30 p.m. Eastern Scholar Spotlight: 1:30 p.m. Central / 2:30 p.m. Eastern Presentation Link: youtu.be/EM7cDZLvG1I This presentation explores an overlooked aspect of Army and American history, specifically how and why the Army built its public relations enterprise of World War II shortly before the war and not after Pearl Harbor. The public relations bureaucracy the Army entered the war with on 8 December 1941 was built through trial and error between 1940 and 1941. This presentation will argue that America’s first peacetime draft not only transformed the Army, but also triggered a mental shift in the institution itself. For the first time in its history, the Army realized that it had a relationship with the American people in peace and that it needed to conduct public relations activities to manage this relationship. To support this claim, the presentation will discuss Army’s interwar public relations plans, regulations, and practices, comparing them to what emerged after September 1940. Thursday, June 2: Tyler Bamford, Ph.D. "The Spoils Of War: US Soldiers' Souvenirs of World War II in Wartime Reporting" Presentation: 10:30 a.m. Central / 11:30 a.m. Eastern Scholar Spotlight: 11:30 a.m. Central / 12:30 p.m. Eastern Presentation Link: youtu.be/VsXm-BnMOWo In the summer of 1943, an American soldier on the island of Capri told war correspondent Ernie Pyle that “The Germans fight for glory, the British for their homes, and the Americans fight for souvenirs.” Pyle remarked on U.S. soldiers’ widespread affinity for souvenirs in several of his wartime dispatches, and his fellow war correspondents similarly reported on the ubiquitous desire for souvenirs from the war. It may have been hyperbole to suggest that souvenirs served as motivation for GIs in World War II, but U.S. war correspondents around the world observed the eagerness with which soldiers gathered mementoes ranging from tiny pieces of shrapnel to machine guns. The practice of gathering souvenirs and shipping them home, however, met with mixed reactions on the home front. Thursday, June 2: Ryan Poff "Unduly Harrowing": Film Media Portrayals of Combat in World War II" Presentation: 12:30 p.m. Central / 1:30 p.m. Eastern Scholar Spotlight: 1:30 p.m. Central / 2:30 p.m. Eastern Presentation Link: youtu.be/Tj92D9WXLWU While war propagandists had recognized the persuasive power of film as a medium as early as 1899, technological limitations made filming actual combat prohibitively difficult and expensive. Advances in filmmaking during the Interwar Period removed many of these barriers, making the filming of frontline combat practical for the first time in history. Yet, the utility and moral legitimacy of this new brand of footage, replete with scenes of actual violence and death, was contested by American propagandists and military officials for much of the Second World War. This analysis of Second World War debates surrounding combat footage illuminates American conceptions of what war should be and historicizes the modern phenomenon of war footage in the United States. Friday, June 3: Nataliia Zalietok "Periodicals As a Source For the Research on the Women's Service in the Soviet Armed Forces (1941-1945)" Presentation: 10:30 a.m. Central / 11:30 a.m. Eastern Scholar Spotlight: 11:30 a.m. Central / 12:30 p.m. Eastern Presentation Link: youtu.be/lbbJzubzlEE This study aims to analyze the content of the Soviet newspapers during the Soviet-German war and to find out their significance for the study of the service of Soviet women in the armed forces. Newspapers as a source for the study of the women’s military service in the USSR are the subject of separate academic research for the first time.
The Roosevelt Story FDRLibrary 2022-05-27 | "The Roosevelt Story" - the FDR Library’s virtual programming series started throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, has brought free public programming on the life and times of the Roosevelts into homes and classrooms worldwide. Former Library Director Paul Sparrow hosted a popular series of “Conversations” with fellow presidential library directors including the Hoover, Truman, Eisenhower, LBJ and JFK directors. Deputy Director and current Acting Director William Harris moderated virtual author talks and discussed little-known stories from around the grounds and inside the archives at the Library. Supervisory Museum Curator Herman Eberhardt hosted a series of virtual programs entitled “The Museum Collection at Home” featuring objects from the Library’s museum collection, with behind-the-scenes virtual access to the holdings (oftentimes shot from the Museum Processing Room), and Education Specialist Jeffrey Urbin presented a popular educational program series for all ages using distance learning technology that included live Q&A with the virtual audience.
YouTube Premiere: FDRs Final Campaign with David Woolner FDRLibrary 2022-05-26 | Facebook Premiere: "FDR's Final Campaign with David Woolner" Wednesday, May 25, 2022, 2PM ET LINK: youtu.be/cAKtW019uHo Join FDR Library Supervisory Curator Herman Eberhardt on a walk through the Museum’s newest special exhibit with historian David Woolner, whose recent book, THE LAST 100 DAYS, contributed to the exhibit’s development. Prof. Woolner and Roosevelt biographer Geoffrey Ward served as historical advisers for "FDR’s Final Campaign."
YouTube Live: Mapping the New Deal: A Conversation with Richard Walker FDRLibrary 2022-05-12 | "Mapping the New Deal": A Conversation with Richard Walker Live, virtual program Date: Wednesday, May 11, 2022, EDT Time: 2:00 p.m. EDT Link: youtu.be/KfULhsnpqtI On Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. EDT, the Roosevelt Library will present "Mapping the New Deal": A Conversation with Richard Walker. FDR Library Acting Director William Harris will lead the discussion with Richard Walker, the Director of the Living New Deal Project. This live, virtual event will be streamed to the Library's official YouTube, Facebook and Twitter accounts. Q&A in the comments/chat following the presentation. The mission of the Living New Deal is three-fold: research, presentation and education. It begins with the historical work of uncovering the immense riches of New Deal public works. That research is then made available to all through digital mapping (livingnewdeal.org/map) and a website that serves as a clearinghouse for information on the New Deal. And, finally, the information gained from their work is disseminated as widely as possible through newsletters, social media, written media, interviews, lectures and other public events. For information visit livingnewdeal.org.
YouTube Live: Yom HaShoah - Remembering with Resources from the Roosevelts FDRLibrary 2022-04-28 | YouTube Live: Yom HaShoah - "Remembering with Resources from the Roosevelts" Wednesday, April 27, 2022, 2PM ET LINK: youtu.be/vtiWaSoBNUM Karen Hochhauser of the Jewish Federation of Dutchess County will discuss the importance of Yom HaShoah to our community -- and our world -- with Jeffrey Urbin, Roosevelt Library Education Specialist. This program will stream live to the Library's official YouTube, Facebook and Twitter accounts.
2022 Hudson Valley History Reading Festival: Shannon Butler FDRLibrary 2022-04-24 | 2022 Hudson Valley History Reading Festival: Shannon Butler LINK: youtu.be/PuXpuVNWAbQ .............................................................................. Saturday, April 23, 2022 Hudson Valley History Reading Festival Location: Henry A. Wallace Center* Time: 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. *Hybrid (In person at the Henry A. Wallace Center, and streamed to social media). The FDR Library and the Friends of the Poughkeepsie Public Library District present the ninth annual Hudson Valley History Reading Festival on Saturday, April 23, 2022. In four sessions, beginning at 10:00 a.m., authors of recently published books on Hudson Valley history will present author talks followed by book signings. This event will be held in the Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home (and streamed live to the official FDR Library YouTube, Facebook & Twitter accounts). Copies of the authors' books will be for sale in the New Deal Store located in the Wallace Center. This is a free public event. To attend in-person, please register at www.fdrlibrary.org. 10:00 a.m. A.J. Schenkman Patriots and Spies in Revolutionary New York LINK: youtu.be/xhFLwpT4Akk 11:00 a.m. Robert Titus and Johanna Titus The Catskills in the Ice Age: Third Edition, Revised and Expanded LINK: youtu.be/XcmwBu9ZHQM NOON: LUNCH BREAK 1:00 p.m. Russell Dunn & Barbara Delaney Paths to the Past: History Hikes through the Hudson River Valley, Catskills, Berkshires, Taconics, Saratoga & Capital Region LINK: youtu.be/UdDNt5sNvRY 2:00 p.m. Shannon Butler Roosevelt Homes of the Hudson Valley: Hyde Park and Beyond LINK: youtu.be/PuXpuVNWAbQ
2022 Hudson Valley History Reading Festival: Russell Dunn & Barbara Delaney FDRLibrary 2022-04-24 | 2022 Hudson Valley History Reading Festival: Russell Dunn & Barbara Delaney LINK: youtu.be/UdDNt5sNvRY .............................................................................. Saturday, April 23, 2022 Hudson Valley History Reading Festival Location: Henry A. Wallace Center* Time: 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. *Hybrid (In person at the Henry A. Wallace Center, and streamed to social media). The FDR Library and the Friends of the Poughkeepsie Public Library District present the ninth annual Hudson Valley History Reading Festival on Saturday, April 23, 2022. In four sessions, beginning at 10:00 a.m., authors of recently published books on Hudson Valley history will present author talks followed by book signings. This event will be held in the Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home (and streamed live to the official FDR Library YouTube, Facebook & Twitter accounts). Copies of the authors' books will be for sale in the New Deal Store located in the Wallace Center. This is a free public event. To attend in-person, please register at www.fdrlibrary.org. 10:00 a.m. A.J. Schenkman Patriots and Spies in Revolutionary New York LINK: youtu.be/xhFLwpT4Akk 11:00 a.m. Robert Titus and Johanna Titus The Catskills in the Ice Age: Third Edition, Revised and Expanded LINK: youtu.be/XcmwBu9ZHQM NOON: LUNCH BREAK 1:00 p.m. Russell Dunn & Barbara Delaney Paths to the Past: History Hikes through the Hudson River Valley, Catskills, Berkshires, Taconics, Saratoga & Capital Region LINK: youtu.be/UdDNt5sNvRY 2:00 p.m. Shannon Butler Roosevelt Homes of the Hudson Valley: Hyde Park and Beyond LINK: youtu.be/PuXpuVNWAbQ
2022 Hudson Valley History Reading Festival: Robert Titus and Johanna Titus FDRLibrary 2022-04-24 | 2022 Hudson Valley History Reading Festival: Robert Titus and Johanna Titus LINK: youtu.be/XcmwBu9ZHQM .............................................................................. Saturday, April 23, 2022 Hudson Valley History Reading Festival Location: Henry A. Wallace Center* Time: 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. *Hybrid (In person at the Henry A. Wallace Center, and streamed to social media). The FDR Library and the Friends of the Poughkeepsie Public Library District present the ninth annual Hudson Valley History Reading Festival on Saturday, April 23, 2022. In four sessions, beginning at 10:00 a.m., authors of recently published books on Hudson Valley history will present author talks followed by book signings. This event will be held in the Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home (and streamed live to the official FDR Library YouTube, Facebook & Twitter accounts). Copies of the authors' books will be for sale in the New Deal Store located in the Wallace Center. This is a free public event. To attend in-person, please register at www.fdrlibrary.org. 10:00 a.m. A.J. Schenkman Patriots and Spies in Revolutionary New York LINK: youtu.be/xhFLwpT4Akk 11:00 a.m. Robert Titus and Johanna Titus The Catskills in the Ice Age: Third Edition, Revised and Expanded LINK: youtu.be/XcmwBu9ZHQM NOON: LUNCH BREAK 1:00 p.m. Russell Dunn & Barbara Delaney Paths to the Past: History Hikes through the Hudson River Valley, Catskills, Berkshires, Taconics, Saratoga & Capital Region LINK: youtu.be/UdDNt5sNvRY 2:00 p.m. Shannon Butler Roosevelt Homes of the Hudson Valley: Hyde Park and Beyond LINK: youtu.be/PuXpuVNWAbQ
2022 Hudson Valley History Reading Festival: A.J. Schenkman FDRLibrary 2022-04-24 | 2022 Hudson Valley History Reading Festival: A.J. Schenkman LINK: youtu.be/xhFLwpT4Akk .............................................................................. Saturday, April 23, 2022 Hudson Valley History Reading Festival Location: Henry A. Wallace Center* Time: 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. *Hybrid (In person at the Henry A. Wallace Center, and streamed to social media). The FDR Library and the Friends of the Poughkeepsie Public Library District present the ninth annual Hudson Valley History Reading Festival on Saturday, April 23, 2022. In four sessions, beginning at 10:00 a.m., authors of recently published books on Hudson Valley history will present author talks followed by book signings. This event will be held in the Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home (and streamed live to the official FDR Library YouTube, Facebook & Twitter accounts). Copies of the authors' books will be for sale in the New Deal Store located in the Wallace Center. This is a free public event. To attend in-person, please register at www.fdrlibrary.org. 10:00 a.m. A.J. Schenkman Patriots and Spies in Revolutionary New York LINK: youtu.be/xhFLwpT4Akk 11:00 a.m. Robert Titus and Johanna Titus The Catskills in the Ice Age: Third Edition, Revised and Expanded LINK: youtu.be/XcmwBu9ZHQM NOON: LUNCH BREAK 1:00 p.m. Russell Dunn & Barbara Delaney Paths to the Past: History Hikes through the Hudson River Valley, Catskills, Berkshires, Taconics, Saratoga & Capital Region LINK: youtu.be/UdDNt5sNvRY 2:00 p.m. Shannon Butler Roosevelt Homes of the Hudson Valley: Hyde Park and Beyond LINK: youtu.be/PuXpuVNWAbQ
Remembering FDR FDRLibrary 2022-04-12 | FDR’s death shocked the nation. Millions of American never forgot where they were and what they felt when they learned the news. Many reflected on how deeply his presidency had impacted their lives.In 2005, the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum asked a group of Americans to talk about their memories of FDR’s death and reflect on his legacy. This program features excerpts from their recorded remarks.This film, "Remembering FDR," is also featured in the current exhibition “FDR’s Final Campaign” open now.To keep updated on our At Home with the Roosevelts programs, subscribe bi-weekly E-Newsletter - lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/mwZHCz3/athomepage
YouTube Premiere: Womens History Month Discussion - The Girl with the Rivet Gun Film FDRLibrary 2022-03-31 | YouTube Premiere: Women's History Month Discussion: "The Girl with the Rivet Gun" Film March 30, 2022, 2PM ET LINK: youtu.be/xEAextfwvxQ On Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. EDT, the Roosevelt Library will present a Women's History Month discussion with FDR Library Education Specialist Jeffrey Urbin and filmmakers Anne de Mare and Kirsten Kelly, about "The Girl with the Rivet Gun" -- an animated documentary short film exploring the personal stories of women who went to work to help win World War II. This program will stream to the Library's official YouTube, Facebook and Twitter accounts.
Author Talk: The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line with Major General Mari K. Eder FDRLibrary 2022-03-17 | YouTube Live: Women's History Month Author Talk: "The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line" with Major General Mari K. Eder March 16, 2022, 2PM ET LINK: youtu.be/XFQiIe0i35U On Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. ET, the Roosevelt Library will present a Women's History Month author talk with Major General Mari K. Eder, author of "The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line: Untold Stories of the Women Who Changed the Course of World War II.' This virtual event will be streamed live, with Q&A in the chat following the presentation.
YouTube Premiere: Day of Remembrance Program with Greg Robinson FDRLibrary 2022-02-17 | YouTube Premiere:Day of Remembrance Programwith Greg RobinsonFebruary 16, 2022, 2PM ETLINK: youtu.be/FoijlJY8Kx0In commemoration of the Day of Remembrance (February 19, 2022*), FDR Library Acting Director William Harris talks to historian Greg Robinson, author of several books on Japanese American Incarceration, including: By Order of the President and A Tragedy of Democracy. This virtual event is made possible through the generous support of Patti Hirahara.*This program will rebroadcast on the Day of Remembrance, February 19, at 2PM.Photo credit: George and Frank C. Hirahara Collection, WSU Libraries
LIVE with Jeff Urbin: Soaring Above Prejudice: The Story of the Tuskegee Airmen FDRLibrary 2022-02-03 | LIVE with Jeff Urbin: "Soaring Above Prejudice: The Story of the Tuskegee Airmen"African-Americans struggled to gain entrance into the Army Air Corps since the first planes were used in warfare in World War I. Then on January 16, 1941, the War Department announced the formation of the 99th Pursuit Squadron, a black flying unit to be trained in Tuskegee, Alabama. During World War II, The “Red Tailed Angels” flew more than 5,500 sorties, destroying 261 enemy aircraft. #AtHomeWithTheRoosevelts presentation by Education Specialist Jeffrey Urbin with live Q&A
YouTube Premiere: New Exhibition: FDRs Final Campaign FDRLibrary 2022-02-03 | YouTube Premiere:"New Exhibition: FDR's Final Campaign"February 2, 2022, 2pm ETLINK: youtu.be/ctKm7i5cCScGet a sneak peek inside the Library's newest special exhibit (NOW OPEN!). "FDR's Final Campaign" immerses visitors in the final momentous months of President Roosevelt's life and presidency. Featuring rarely seen documents, photos, film and artifacts it explores FDR's vision for the future of his nation and the world – and the campaign he undertook to secure it. At the center of that vision was the creation of the United Nations organization.#TheRooseveltStory
Visualizing Large Collections of Images: PixPlot as a Tool for Digital Humanists (with Case Study) FDRLibrary 2022-01-25 | 2021 Morgenthau Holocaust Collections Project (MHCP) Conference:"Examining American Responses to the Holocaust: Digital Possibilities"October 12-15, 2021"Visualizing Large Collections of Images: PixPlot as a Tool for Digital Humanists with a Case Study from Postwar Communal Memorial Books"This workshop explores how to use PixPlot, an image captioning tool that uses machine learning to identify patterns and group images within large photograph collections. The presenter will demonstrate how PixPlot can be used with Holocaust-related photographs that are either in pre-existing collections or in Hoffenberg’s case, new collections, like postwar communal memorial books.Presenter:Elena HoffenbergPh.D. Student, History, University of ChicagoModerator:Paul SparrowDirector, FDR Presidential Library and Museum
Soul Witness: Film Screening and Q&A with the Director, R. Harvey Bravman FDRLibrary 2022-01-25 | 2021 Morgenthau Holocaust Collections Project (MHCP) Conference:"Examining American Responses to the Holocaust: Digital Possibilities"October 12-15, 2021"Soul Witness": Film Screening and Q&A with the Director, R. Harvey Bravman"Soul Witness" is a documentary film based on more than 80 hours of Holocaust testimonies conducted 30 years ago by Holocaust testimony expert, Lawrence Langer. The interview tapes sat in a metal closet for decades before being rescued for the making of this film. Survivors describe their lives before the war, growing intolerance; their lives during the war and the effect their experiences still had on them at the time of the interviews. Some witnesses survived death camps, some hid, others fought in resistance movements and many saved the lives of others.Moderator:William HarrisDeputy Director, FDR LibrarySpeaker:R. Harvey Bravman, Producer/Director
Facebook LIVE: 2022: Resolutions the Roosevelts and You FDRLibrary 2022-01-20 | YouTube LIVE:"2022: Resolutionsthe Roosevelts and You"January 19, 2022, 2pm ETLINK: youtu.be/yMLNq24zwSMKeeping those New Year's resolutions can be difficult even in the best of times. Fortify your 2022 resolutions with wisdom and insight from two people who saw this country through some of the worst times of the 20th century, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. Hosted by FDR Library Education Specialist Jeffrey Urbin. Q&A (in the YouTube chat) to follow the presentation. #TheRooseveltStory
YouTube Premiere - From the Collection: A Look Inside Eleanor Roosevelts Wallet FDRLibrary 2022-01-05 | YouTube Premiere -From the Collection:A Look Inside Eleanor Roosevelt's WalletJanuary 5, 2022, 2pm ETLINK: youtu.be/FIMCcLbveDQThe things a person chooses to carry inside their wallet can offer clues about many different aspects of their life. Explore what the contents of Eleanor Roosevelt's wallet reveals about her with Supervisory Museum Curator Herman Eberhardt. Q&A (in the YouTube chat) to follow the presentation. #TheRooseveltStoryTo learn more about the artifacts featured in this presentation, visit our Digital Artifact Collection: fdr.artifacts.archives.gov/favorites/32/eleanor-roosevelts-wallet/objects
YouTube Premiere: Author Talk - Soul of a People with David Taylor FDRLibrary 2021-12-22 | YouTube Premiere:Author Talk - "Soul of a People"with David TaylorDecember 22, 2021, 2pm ETLINK: youtu.be/TSfCOAWlOsYAs people in publishing and journalism lost their jobs during the Great Depression, the WPA started the Federal Writers’ Project. Their mandate became documenting local histories and creating a series of state guide books that changed the travel industry. FDR Director Emeritus Paul Sparrow talks to David Taylor about his book “Soul of a People: The WPA Writers’ Project Uncovers Depression America.”
Everyone Has the Right: Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights FDRLibrary 2021-12-10 | In 1946, Eleanor Roosevelt became chairperson of the newly formed UN Commission on Human Rights, taking a leading role in drafting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. "We won the war," she said. "Now we need to work to win the peace."It took seven drafts over two and half years, but when the General Assembly voted on the declaration, not a single nation opposed it. It has since been translated into 529 languages.This film includes a curriculum guide from the FDR Presidential Library and Museum Education Department. fdrlibrary.org/eleanor-roosevelt-curriculum-guideAn official selection of the New York Animation Film Awards for Animation Documentary.
Everyone Has the Right: Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights FDRLibrary 2021-12-09 | The Roosevelt Story - Conversation:"Everyone Has the Right: Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights"December 8, 2021 at 2pm ETLINK: youtu.be/nGXcdeRVNNQThe FDR Library and Pare Lorentz Center premiere their new animated film telling the story of Eleanor Roosevelt's leadership in creating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights for the United Nations. FDR Library Director Paul Sparrow will discuss her role, the historic significance of this document, and talk to the filmmakers. Q&A in the YouTube chat following the conversation.
