where in 1882, franklin roosevelt was born. following political career in his native state, roosevelt became assistant secretary of the navy in 1913. in 1920, he campaigned unsuccessfully. vice presidency. warm springs, georgia proved a haven of health when illness interrupted ascendency of his political career. when country appeared to be in a world of glowing prosperity, it was heard by democratic party leaders to become a candidate for governor of new york. 9028 saw him succeeding governor alfred smith at albany. governor roosevelt two terms as chief executive of the state. liberal measures marked his administration. governor roosevelt became the choice of the democratic in 1932. the spectacular air flight to chicago marked the beginning of his to the presidency. a forgotten man and the new deal became his campaign slogan. rather than whoever was the symbol, national business and personal depression as the backwash of postwar economic engulfed america. factories were idle the unemployed march the one washington the nation de

president roosevelt. the pension closely to international problems aid sort of war with that embargoes lifted naval aid was given to great britain. in 1940 when the wealthy opposed the president became our first consecutive third term candidate. mr. wilkie 22 million votes. but the president was reelected by 27 million. the first third time candidate, mr. roosevelt confined his campaign activities largely to defense inspection trips trips. what was a 20th 1941, the start, a journey never before made in american history. that little president to his third consecutive inaugural pennsylvania avenue was thronged, cheering multitudes whom the president gingerly waved in response to their enthusiasm. a great, a solemn event in the life of this nation, the swearing in of the citizen whom the people have chosen to guide, serve and protect the entire country for the next four years on toward america's symbol of freedom, vice president garner passes from the national scene when he swears in henry, the successor, as

what i see happening is that as winston churchill tried to roosevelt and roosevelt is now wooing. and at one point during conference rose about thinks that he's not cutting through. getting through to stalin and churchill walks into the room and roosevelt says. you might get a little disturbed about what i'm going to say. churchill you know it's going to say what you're going to say. and roosevelt felt deliberately to try to curry favor with stalin begins to make of churchill. yeah. he got up on the wrong side of the bed today you can tell. ha ha you know he's not himself. ha ha. making jokes about churchill. and at that point i would argue that churchill himself begins to wonder what is the relationship that i have with the president of the united states. and that's at the very end, as i say, of 43. going into 1944. churchill once at a meeting with roosevelt and roosevelt keeps him at a distance won't make a decision, won't give a date. finally you get into the summer. and they have the second quebec conference up in canada and churchill does come to the united states. but it's a

where in 1882, franklin roosevelt was born. following political career in his native state, roosevelt became assistant secretary of the navy in 1913. in 1920, he campaigned unsuccessfully. vice presidency. warm springs, georgia proved a haven of health when illness interrupted ascendency of his political career. when country appeared to be in a world of glowing prosperity, it was heard by democratic party leaders to become a candidate for governor of new york. 9028 saw him succeeding governor alfred smith at albany. governor roosevelt two terms as chief executive of the state. liberal measures marked his administration. governor roosevelt became the choice of the democratic in 1932. the spectacular air flight to chicago marked the beginning of his to the presidency. a forgotten man and the new deal became his campaign slogan. rather than whoever was the symbol, national business and personal depression as the backwash of postwar economic engulfed america. factories were idle the unemployed march the one washington the nation de

roosevelt and churchill were both anglicans. roosevelt belonged to the episcopal church. churchill, the church of england. the episcopal church had split off from the church of england after the american revolution. but the liturgy and the hands are very similar. so they had this very emotional service, uplifting service on the deck of the of prince of wales that august. well, not only were all these these bases falling and not only was the carnage in the north atlantic continuing, but hms prince of wales itself had been sunk just three days after pearl harbor. it was the first time that air power alone had sunk a capital battleship on the open ocean. and over 300 of the same men that roosevelt and churchill had worshiped with that august had died when that ship went down. so it was it was a time of tremendous stress. but the the faith that was exhibited that day was was remarkable. and i'm sure it had a lot to do with the the morale and unity that america and the british people had throughout throughout the war is very interesting, the way that the service was handled by

this roosevelt's goal.e had in his proclamation for the national day of prayer, had described that goal for the day. and so that's what they did the rector at thetime, the reverend edward wells, was known for his anti-isolationist views. and he gave a very powerful sermon that was very fitting for the day. the sermon was reprinted in magazines and newspapers around the country, excerpts of it. and it was actually put into the congressional record. we'll read excerpts from that. >> from pardon, power, and peace by the reverend wells. our president has appointed this first day of 1942 as a day of prayer, of asking forgiveness for our shortcomings of the past, of consecration to thetasks of the present, of asking god's help in days to come. we are to pray for three gifts from god, pardon, power, and peace. pardon for past shortcomings, power for the present task of achieving victory, and peace, enduring peace, by god's help in days to come. he continues, by far, our greatest sin as a nation is the sin of inter

and roosevelt was swept into the presidency.ted president herbert hoover was the last president to retire in the white house in the month of march. mr. roosevelt was the last to take the oath of office as chief executive on the march 4 date. ♪ the new president's first inaugural address called for a mammoth program of social legislation, production of national expenditures, and emergency powers to bring about recovery, if necessary. almost immediately upon taking office, the new president closed all banks by proclamation. the financial world was frozen. a new horse held the reins. the nation rallied to the nra as a motivating force for recovery. aimed at benefiting the farmer by reducing wheat, corn and cotton crops, the aaa was enacted. the nation was plagued with labor dissension, tech -- textile strikes, waterfront worker disputes, and sit down strikes in the automotive industry. wpa, pwa, and ccc camps aided millions of the nation's unemployed. supported by his new advisors, the president sponsored job assurance, pensions, s

roosevelt. conservatives swiftly put pressure the network and nbc announced the following day that black civil rights leader, an entertainer with soviet ties, not be appearing with mrs. roosevelt after all, forcing her to interference in her television guest list. however, although eleanor often differed with robeson's more radical tactics, she voiced concerns in her mind. syndicated column about the threats of censorship. she wrote, i think i will always have comfort in the common sense and clear judgment of the american people as a whole, if they hear all sides of question above everything else, we must guard our freedoms. and that means that all must have a right to be heard when to discriminate. we can never tell where the discrimination may end. paul robeson was barred from appearing, but this was only one small defeat in a long history of educating and inspiring the public and giving voice to who are not always allowed the opportunity be heard. the first words she spoke to open the premier

roosevelt got very impatient with him and so finally roosevelt stopped to tell him off and put his hand on this newel post of the stair. and sergeant said, that's it. and painted the thing on the landing of the stair with the shades pulled and everything. so that's how that superb portrait of roosevelt was done. and it shows his force and his power on the wall. if theodore roosevelt were to step out of that portrait, he'd look around the room and say, oh, my east room, because it's largely unchanged. since the 1902 renovation. the theodore roosevelt directed, where after 100 years of that room being kept very up to date and it got more progressively more victorian and more exotic looking. he thought it should be more stately, more something a european would under stand as a diplomat, a set piece, basically a place where he could do his business with foreign visitors. and so, though it was gutted in the truman renovation and the plaster was replaced and the woodwork was replaced, but that would work was copied to match what had been put in in 1902. and then they reinstalled the chandelie

franklin roosevelt followed in the footsteps of his distinguished cousin theodore roosevelt, but also in the footsteps of woodrow wilson. he served throughout world war as assistant secretary of the navy. so the seventh of the two traditions re reaches its zenith in the in the presidency of franklin roosevelt and where are we today in 2024. synthesis a renewed tension between the two motivations. we're in tension between two motivations, as are all democracies. all the crises would like to promote democracy abroad and for good reason. we believe that every other country. that's not a democracy would be better off being a democracy and we can make a good case for it. but our efforts to make countries democracy especially the the the last decade of, the 20th century and the first decade of the 21st have not been entirely political culture gets in our way. so we americans are condemned to be the bearers of these two traditions. to juggle them. to combine them. to leave one behind. when we have two or when we can. but ultimately to come back to best synthesis that we can make. we've had h

i'm the education director here at the roosevelt presidential library and museum. and on behalf of the fdr presidential library and museum i'd like to welcome you all to the 20th anniversary of the roosevelt reading festival. now, fdr planned for the library to become the premiere research institution for the study of the entire roosevelt era, and the library's research room is consistently one of the busiest of all. the libraries. this year's group of authors reflects, the wide variety of research here and at similar institutions throughout the country. so let me just quickly go through the through the lay of the land here. we are going to talk for about 30 to 40 minutes or so, and then there'll be some time to do questions and answers. we are in the c-span room. if you're going to ask a question, we need you to come up to the microphone. don't ask the question until you get to the microphone. ask the question and then the author will respond. okay. we want to make sure that we get the question on audio. and it is my pleasure to introduce our next author david pie

roosevelt stayed. but the prime minister was known to take a beverage with breakfast and a beverage with lunch and a beverage with dinner. and so he would enjoy their hospitality. but he was also known to kind of parade around in the wherewithal a little bit, to the point where mrs. roosevelt said no more, franklin, this man has to go. so across the street to the blair house, they created this guesthouse, which still today is the president's guesthouse, where if you were a guest of the president of the united states, you're invited to visit him here in washington. he will allow you to stay at the blair house, which is run by the department of state. now, many visiting delegations will prefer to stay at their ambassador's residence here or in a hotel if their delegation is large. but traditionally, the blair house is where they stay. you'll always know that is used. that place is also used for incoming presidents on inauguration weekend. they'll stay there the night before. and then the families of dece

he gave franklin delano roosevelt his start. roosevelt's. he was the only man. what franklin delano roosevelt ever called boss when franklin delano roosevelt was assistant secretary of the navy josephus daniels, and promoted roosevelt in force, reward was appointed ambassador mexico during the aftermath of the mexican revolution, where he urged a very conciliatory approach to nationalization of american property and american oil companies, where he urged the mexican to authorize visas for -- fleeing europe and where he advocated he privately abdicated the states should arm the spanish republic, but at a minimum that mexico should open its doors to refugees. the spanish republic, a liberal liberal liberal in 1898, as a young newspaper editor, josephus daniels personally incited the racist pogrom that that in wilmington, north carolina that destroyed black political power. the state of north carolina killed maybe 60 people, may dozens homeless and he did it knowing the full malice of what he was doing. and he remained to his less forcefully in later years than at

the works of theodore roosevelt here at the top and a beautiful bust of eleanor roosevelt and then overe you'll like this, i think. this is a replica of the biden family bible that he has taken the oath of office on through every time he's been elected to office including the presidency, and so we have a replica -- >> how did you re-create that? >> it even has the wear marks. >> this is an exact same edition as the one that he has in the oval office. i wish we could take credit for recreating it, but we went out and obtained an exact copy of what he has. >> we walked past a couple of doors. where do the doors go in the real white house? >> well, if we were in the real white house this door would go into the president's study and into a little dining room. you see picture of the president having lunch with the vice president traditionally and it would be in that space. some presidents actually work in there most of the day and use the oval only for ceremonies. others will spent most of the work day in here and use that to take a phone call or do something just to have a change of scenery

franklin roosevelt, as it affected eleanor roosevelt. yes.ttend the white house when roosevelt was in the white house. she attended hazel scott, the famous pianist and probably her best friend or one of her best friends. it was it was no, it was a fundraiser for the infantile paralysis. but she had yearly and they and she actually ran into him in the basement when was in his wheelchair. and they had a conversation. but yes, she was invited to the white house. she did go to the white house and hazel scott went her. yes. franklin roosevelt was never as daringly progressive as his wife, eleanor. we know that eleanor was much more liberal after this brilliant dissection of the song. wouldn't it be appropriate for us to close this session with another hearing of the original performance. i'm sorry. yes. let's get a question over here first. i'm over here. not a lot. c-span wants to. all right, i'm just curious. the new yorker had that ad. so the ad was get people to go to cafe society. it was an ad for the song, which they got. right. i mean, what

roosevelt. but this roosevelt is theodore roosevelt. the occasion, his goodwill voyage 1910 here are preserved personalities of the men who have guided destiny of the nation and represented the united states in the councils, shaped the modern world. the mementos of leaders like will be of interest to students of all countries as long as history is written and read. and. but the library of congress is more than a mere treasure house, recognizing the fact the use of the books is more important than possession of them, it is sought to provide every facility that might ease the of a trained researcher or the ordinary reader. key to the entire system is the main a complete detail listing of the millions of books. in these trays. there are over 16 million signposts to help the reader framed exactly what he is looking for. in recent years, there have been many visitors from distant countries, where the right to read has been denied to men because of their politics, their religion, or their race. and in files they've been able to find the books