history and literary life of a town that's come to be synonymous with the story of franklin roosevelt, eleanor roosevelt and extended roosevelt family. saturday at noon earn on book tv an exclusive interview with david roosevelt, grandson of f.d.r. and eleanor as he talks grandmere, a r, personal history of eleanor roosevelt. >> it really was not until my grandmother's funeral that i realized that she was really a special person. and something of a celebrity. we never thought of her in that way. we never viewed my grandmother. she was only a grandmother to us. that's all she ever wanted to be. >> author tony muso and his book "f.d.r. and the post office." >> i found four letters in the archive in his handwriting, not type written, that actually credited stamp collecting with saving his life after he became ill and ended up being confined to a wheelchair. >> on sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv, we tour the f.d.r. presidential library, the first presidential library in the national archive system. >> it was established by president franklin roosevelt. he was looking for a way to of his t

explore the history and literary life of a town that has come to be synonymous with franklin roosevelt, eleanor rooseveltnd the extended roosevelt family. today at noon on book tv, an exclusive interview with david grandson of fdr as he talks about his memoir, a personal history of eleanor roosevelt from his home on the roosevelt hyde park estate. >> it really was not until my grandmother's funeral that i really ashe was special person. and something of a celebrity. we never thought of her in that way, we never viewed my grandmother. she was only a grandmother to us. that is all she ever wanted to be. >> then an author and his book "fdr and the post office." letters in ther archives that actually credited stamp collecting of saving his life, after he was confined to a wheelchair. >> on sunday on american history tv, we tour the presidential library, the fdr presidential library, the first in the system. >> it was established by fdr. he was looking for a way to preserve the papers of his administration and also his personal papers. so he created a library on the ground of his estate on the grounds of hyde

and "american history tv" to hyde story ofe explore the franklin roosevelt, allen, and the extended family. saturday -- franklin roosevelt, eleanorsevelt, and extended family at hyde park. >> it really was not until my grandmother's funeral that i realized that she was really a special person, and something of a celebrity. we never thought of her in that way. we never viewed my grandmother. she was only a grandmother to us. that's all she ever wanted to be. book, tony russo and his "fdr and the post office." >> i found letters in the archives in his handwriting where he quoted stamp collecting with saving his life after he became ill and hated up being confined to a wheelchair. announcer: on sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on "american history tv," we toured the first presidential library and the national archive system. >> it was established by president franklin roosevelt. he was looking for a way to preserve the papers of his administration and his personal papers. thee created a library on grounds of his estate here and hyde park newhe basically -- whd to do was raise private money to build the library and then he gave it to the

york, as we export the history of a town that has become synonymous with the story of franklin roosevelt, eleanor roosevelt and extended roosevelt family saturday at noon eastern on book tv. an exclusive interview with the fdr and eleanor roosevelt. >> really was not until my grandmother's funeral that i realized that she was really special person. something of a celebrity. we never thought of her in that way. we never viewed my grandmother. she was only a grandmother to us . that is all she ever wanted to be. >> than author tony russo and his book, fdr and the post office >> i found for letters in his handwriting, not typewritten but he credited stand collecting with saving his life after he became ill and ended up being confined to a wheelchair >> on sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv, we tour the presidential library, the first presidential library in the national archives system pure >> the library was established by president franklin delano roosevelt. was looking for a way to preserve the papers of his administration and also personal papers. he created a library on the grounds of his

explore the history and lit rear life of a town that's come to be sa non mum with franklin roosevelt, eleanor roosevelt and the extended roosevelt family. saturday on book tv an exclusive interview with david roosevelt grandson of fdr and eleanor as he talks about his memoir. >> it really was not until my grandmother's funeral that i realized she was a special person and something of a celebrity. we never thought of her in that way. we never fooud viewed my grandmother, she was only a grandmother to us and that's all she ever wanted to. >> then author tony amusso and his book fdr and the post office. >> i found four letters in the archive in his handwriting, not typewritten, that actually credited stamp collecting with saving his life after he became ill and ended up being confined to a wheelchair. >> on sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv we toured the fdr presidential library, the first presidential library in the national archives system. >> the library was established by president frank lin ruse sbrelt velt. he was looking for a way to preserve the papers of his administration and al

history and literary life of a town that has come to be synonymous with the story of franklin roosevelt, eleanor rooseveltand the extended roosevelt family. the grandson of roosevelts will talk about a personal history of the roosevelts. >> really was not until my grandmother's funeral that i realized that she was really a special person, and something of a celebrity. we never thought of her in that way. we never viewed my grandmother. she was only a grandmother to us. and that is all she ever wanted to be. >> then author tony musso and his book, fdr and the post office. >> i found four letters in the archives in his hand writhing, not type-written, that actually credited stamp collecting with saving his life after he became ill and ended up being confined to a wheelchair. >> on sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv, we tour the fdr presidential library, the first presidential library in the national archives system. >> the library was establishedded by president franklin roosevelt. he was looking for a way to preserve the papers of his administration and personal papers, and so he created a

eleanor roosevelt's bedroom, and sarah roosevelt's bedroom. they were all connected i door's comments they could walk into any room they wanted through the doors. when sarah roosevelt built a townhouse for franklin and eleanor roosevelt as a christmas city,n 1906 in new york that place had connecting doors from one apartment into the next , because sarah roosevelt built the building as a duplex. she would live in half, and for england and eleanor roosevelt lived in the other half. there were connecting doors on various levels, so that sarah could pop into this section whenever she wanted to unannounced. it made eleanor roosevelt unhappy. townhouse,bout this and you can kind of read between the lines where she mentions that it was not a great thing where sarah was living right next to them and that she decorated their part of the townhouse and so forth. i would imagine that she was not happy to be in a wing of this house where sarah could also open the doorway from her bedroom into eleanor roosevelt's bedroom, or early on franklin and eleanor's shared bedroom, whenever she wanted to. when she moved out of the house, she moved all of the furniture from the room where franklin delano roosevelt was

it is all brand-new, a fresh look at both the lives of franklin and eleanor roosevelt and of the roosevelt presidency. the exhibition begins in 1932, the year franklin roosevelt was elected president of united states. 1932 was a year of tremendous crisis for the nation and the world. the country was in the third year of the great depression. in 1929, when the depression began, unemployment in the united states was at 3.2%. by the time roosevelt was running for president in the fall of 1932, it is almost 25%. so the context of the election in 1932 was of a nation really in a state of disarray and fear. this gallery really points that out. we have dramatic photography which shows you the state of affairs nationally. this photograph in particular is very poignant. it is a photograph of new york central park in 1932. in the foreground, you see a shanty town, one of many like this that had sprouted up across the nation. there were many of them and they were nicknamed hoovervilles, after the sitting president herbert hoover. this particular one, people are living in this shanty town in the shado

ken burns a wonderful series of public television which looked after teddy roosevelt and eleanor roosevelt and franklin roosevelt and it was a fantastic series. it really made public interest in the roosevelt's. we saw attendance really starting to climb at that point. i've been here less than two years. i am a newbie to the roosevelt legacy family. but in that. what we have tried to do is expand. new permanent exhibit open in 2013 which is helpful. the narrative that we tell in our permanent exhibit was 13 years in the making. they put together a group of historians in 2000.he said we are going to completely rethink what the presidential library should be. how do we tell that story?how to be be honest, confront the issues, deal with controversy, admit his failures and celebrate his successes? the entire exhibit was reconceived. it really is now i think one of the most successful presidential libraries. enough time has passed where we can honestly deal with things like the japanese force of the temporary exhibit now can have it features 200 photographs, extraordinary pictures taken by dorothy langan ansell adams

maker ken burns did a wonderful series for television which looked at teddy roosevelt and eleanor roosevelt and franklin rooseveltand it was a fantastic series that really raised public interest in the roosevelts. we saw attendance really starting to climb at that point. i have been here less than two years. i am a newbie to the roosevelt legacy family. in that period, what we tried to do is expand out. a new permanent exhibit opened in 2013, right before the roosevelt series came out, which was helpful. the narrative that we tell in our permanent exhibit was 13 years in the making, they had put together a group of historians in 2000 to say that if we are going to rethink what the presidential library should be, how do we tell that story? how do we confront the issues? how do we deal with the controversies? how do we admit his failures and celebrate his successes? the entire exhibit was reconceived. it really is one of the most successful presidential libraries, because enough time has passed where we can honestly deal with things like the japanese internment. so our temporary exhibit right now, we have an exhibi

and literary life of a city that has become synonymous with the story of franklin and eleanor roosevelt, and the extended rooseveltamily. on booktv, ann exclusive interview with david roosevelt as he talks about his memoir from his home on the roosevelt's hyde park estate. >> it was really not until my grandmother's funeral that i realized that she was really a special person. and something of a celebrity. we never thought of her in that way. we never viewed my grandmother. she was only a grandmother to us , and that is all she ever wanted to be. >> author tony musso and his book. >> i found for letters in the archives in his handwriting come and not typewritten, that actually credited stamp collecting with saving his life after he became ill and ended up being confined to a wheelchair. >> sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern firsttory tv, we tour the presidential library and the national archives system. >> it was established by franklin roosevelt. he was looking for a way to preserve the papers of his administration and also his personal papers, and so he created a library on the grounds of his estate in hyde park, new y

and literary life of a town that is synonomous of franklin and eleanor roosevelt, saturday at noon eastern on book tv. an interview with david roosevelt as he talks about his memoir, a personal history of eleanor roosevelt. >> really was not until my grandmother's funeral that i realized that she was really a special person and something of a celebrity. we never thought of her in that way. we never viewed my grandmother. she was only a grandmother to us. and that's all she ever wanted to be. and the author and his book "f.d.r. and the post office." >> i found four letters in his andwriting that credited stamp collecting with saving his life after he became ill and ended up being confined to a wheelchair. >> on american history tv, we tour the f.d.r. presidential library, the first one in the national archives system. >> the library was established by franklin roosevelt and looking for a way to preserve the papers of his administration and his personal papers. and so he created a library on the grounds of his estate here on hyde park, new york. what he decided to do was raise private money to build the library and he gave it to the gov

roosevelt connection to it. the home of franklin d roosevelt historic site features his springwood estate. his presidential library next door and also the final resting places of fdr and first lady eleanor roosevelt. we visited the grounds and went to the home of david roosevelt, a grandson of president and mrs. roosevelt to talk with him about his memories of hyde park and his time spent there with his grandmother. >> it really was not until my grandmother 's funeral that i realized it really kind of hit me. that she was really a special person. and something of a elebrity. and seeing you know the president to ex-president, one future president and all sorts of ambassadors and other diplomatic people there. very important people. that had really dawned on me, my gosh! she really was important! we never thought of her in that way. we never viewed my grandmother. she was only a grandmother to us. and that is all she ever wanted to be to us. i was born in january 3 1942. my father was elliott. and elliott was the second oldest of the sons, the third oldest of the children. so my dad was, he kind of fell right in the middle and i think he always felt that he was the middle child. but you know, my un

franklin delano roosevelt library in hyde park, new york the annual rita festival featuring presentations about roosevelt and politics. authors include stea steve toomd the 12 days to the attack. geraldine hawkins and her book elliott and eleanor roosevelt. the story of father and daughter in the gilded age. and the gatekeeper, fdr and the untold story of the partnership that defined the presidency. in the last months of franklin roosevelt at 8:00 p.m. eastern a conversation with best-selling author from his home in new york city. >> the books i published last couple of years are the same kind of our characters written by an 85 yoga but it's a 25-year-old guy was writing about when i was that age. >> 's he talks about his career last 60 years. his books include the kingdom and the power, under they father, and unto the sons. >> i wanted to write about unknown people. a woman that was maybe an central park or maybe a little woman who clean the offices of the chrysler building at 4:00 o'clock in the morning or some doorman outside the plaza hotel and what he saw and what he didn't see. i wanted to write about sometimes what it was like to be a best driver in manhattan articling subways, obscure characters that ordinary people to

franklin eleanor roosevelt at live through two major wars, world war i and world war ii, and they wanted the future to be a peaceful one. president truman felt that eleanor rooseveltould be the theect person to represent united states at the organizing s.eting of united nation none of the men were too happy to have her as a member of the delegation. they were trying to find a spot for her to do the least damage, because as she said, they thought she didn't have the qualifications to be a good delegate. they put her on a committee called committee three, which was going to work on more social kinds of programs. that would end up being the most important committee they had at the united nations, because her proudest achievements was the universal declaration of human rights. in the 30 articles are in that all the, it outlines rights every human being on this planet should have. in order to achieve world peace. she always felt that was the one thing she accomplished that made everything she did prior to that worthwhile. on the second floor of mrs. roosevelt's home and we are now entering her bedroom. and this was a room she probably didn't use it a lot during the yea

cliques today at noon eastern, from the franklin delano library someential of the annual roosevelt reading should -- festival. -- and her book elliott and eleanor rooseveltgatekeeper, fdr, and the untold story of the partnership that defined a presidency. and then at 8 p.m. eastern a conversation with rest selling author from his home in new york city. >> the sing kind o

was probably the most powerful woman other than eleanor roosevelt in washington during this period. she had known president-- she knew franklin roosevelt when he ran for vice-president, was with him throughout his polio recovery, and then in washington d.c. she was technically a secretary, but almost a defacto chief of staff. if you want today see the president, you had to see missy lehand. so, this was a very sexist time in washington. it was very difficult for women to be acknowledged for the role they played. eleanor roosevelt was breaking bounds by her exercise of her role as first lady, redefining what it meant to be a first lady and missy lehand redefines what it means to be the secretary to the president. please welcome missy lehand. [applaus [applause] >> well, thank you for at that warm greeting. it's such a joy to be here at hyde park. you may know that the president is on his way up to campobellow and i'll be joining him with the other staff in our white house family. it's the first time he was there since he was stricken by polio, since 1920. it's a well deserved vacation. we've finish the first 100 days of our administrati

franklin and eleanor roosevelt. an exclusive interview with the grandson of f.d.r. as he talks about his grandma, a personal history of eleanor roosevelt it really was not until my grandmother's funeral that i right lane realized that she was really a special person. and something of a celebrity. we never thought of her in that way. we never viewed my grandmother. she was only a grandmother to us. and that's all she ever wanted to be. and author tony musso and his book f.d.r. and the post office. >> i found four letters in the archives if his handwriting that credited stamp collecting with saving his life after he became ill and ended up being confined to a wheelchair. >> on sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv we tour the f.d.r. presidential library, the first presidential library in the national archive system. >> established by franklin roosevelt. he was looking for a way to preserve the papers of his administration and also his personal papers and so he created a library on the grounds of his estate here in hyde park, new york. basically what he decided to do was to raise private money to build the library and then he

noon eastern from the franklin eleanor presidential library and museum in high park, new york, the annual roosevelt reading festival features presentations about president roosevelt and politics, all this include steve toomey, countdown to pearl harbor. the story of a father and daughter in guilden age. fdr and the told about the partnership that defined a presidency and joseph and his book, his final battle, last months of franklin roosevelt. at 8:00 p.m. eastern a conversation with best-selling author. >> the books that i have published in the last couple of years are the same kind of odd characters by 84, 85-year-old guy that a 24, 25-year-old guy was writing when i was that age. >> his books include the kingdom and the power, honor thy father and on to the sons. >> i want to write about unknown people. i wanted to write a little woman that fed pigeons in central park or about some doorman outside the plaza hotel and what he saw and what he didn't see. i wanted to write about sometimes what it was like to be a bus driver in machine hattan or clean subways at 4:00 o'clock in the morning. the obscure characters that people do not -- ordinary people do not recogn

franklin d. roosevelt presidential library and museum in new york, the annual roosevelt reading festival featuring presentations about president roosevelt and roosevelt era politics. others include steve twoomey and his book. the book eleanor and eleanor roosevelt, the story of his father and daughter in the gilded age. kathryn smith, the untold story of the partnership that defined a presidency. and joseph leilyveld and his book. and then at 8:00 p.m. eastern a conversation with best selling author guy talese from his home in new york city. >> the books i have publish in the last couple of years are the same odd characters written by an 84, 85-year-old guy that the 24, 25-year-old guy was writing about when i was that age. >> mr. talese talks about his career over the past 60 years. his books include "the kingdom and the power," "honor thy father" and ""unto the sons." >> i wanted to talk about unknown people, maybe a little woman who fed pigeons in central park or a little woman who clean the chrysler builder at 4:00 in the morning or a doorman outside the plaza hotel and what he saw or didn't see. i wanted to write about what it was like to be a bus driver in manhattan or clean the subways at 4:00 in the morning, the ob

miller terry -- and literary life that has become synonymous with frequent roosevelt, eleanor roosevelt -- with franklin roosevelt, eleanor roosevelt, and the entire roosevelt family. we will talk with the grand child of franklin roosevelt about his memoir. >> it is really not until my grandmother's funeral that i realized she was really special person. she was something of a celebrity. we never thought of her in that way. we never viewed my grandmother -- she was only a grandmother to us. that is all she ever wanted to be. >>, then we speak with tony russo about his novel. >> i found letters in his hand credited stamp collecting with saving his life after he became ill and ended up being confined to a wheelchair. >> on sunday, we tour the fdr residential library. librarye first national in the archive -- it is the first library to be put into the national archive system. >> he was looking for a way to preserve his administration and personal papers. he created a library on the grounds of hyde park, new york. he decided to raise private money to build the library, and then he gave it to the government to be opera

the history and literary life of a town that come to be synonymous with the story of franklin roosevelt eleanor roosevelt and the extended roosevelt family. saturday at noon eastern on the tv an exclusive interview with david roosevelt, grandson of fdr and eleanor as he talks about his memoir, grandeur, personal history of elinor roosevelt from his home on the roosevelt hyde park estate. >> it really was not until my grandmother's funeral that i realized she was a special person. and something of a celebrity. we never thought of her in that way, we never viewed my grandmother, she was only a grandmother to us. that's all she ever wanted to be. >> author tony, his book fdr and the post office. >> i found four letters in the archive in his handwriting, not type with, that actually credited stamp collecting with saving his life after he became ill and ended up being confined to a wheelchair. >> on sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv, which were the fdr presidential library, the first presidential library in the national archives system. >> it was established by resident frank roosevelt, he wa