June 21, 2025

Author Talks & Signings:
Roosevelt Reading Festival
Location: Henry A. Wallace Center
Time: 9:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET

AGENDA

On Saturday, June 21, 2025, from 9:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., the FDR Presidential Library and Museum will host the annual Roosevelt Reading Festival. This day-long program will highlight the recently published work of fourteen authors -- including a special afternoon presentation with Richard Breitman, author of A CALCULATED RESTRAINT: WHAT ALLIED LEADERS SAID ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST. The festival will be held in the Henry A. Wallace Center. Free public event, registration is not required.

In six concurrent sessions taking place throughout the day, fourteen authors of works that draw upon the Roosevelt Library archives -- or focus on the Roosevelt era -- will present author talks (and book signings). Copies of all the books will be available for sale in the New Deal Store. The program begins at 9:45 a.m. with coffee and refreshments.

Special thanks to Marist University for supporting the 2025 Roosevelt Reading Festival.

PLEASE NOTE: This program is in-person only. Sessions will be recorded for later broadcast.

June 25, 2025

America250 Film Series:
1776 (1972)
Time: 2:00 p.m. ET
Location: [In-person] Henry A. Wallace Center

REGISTER for in-person attendance.

The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum presents the first program in its "America250 Film Series" with a screening of 1776 (1972) on Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. The event will be held in the Henry A. Wallace Center. This is a free public event, but registration is required to attend in-person.

June 28, 2025

Special Exhibition Opening:
SIGNATURE MOMENTS: LETTERS FROM THE FAMOUS, THE INFAMOUS, AND EVERYDAY AMERICANS
June 28, 2025 - July 7, 2026
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Location: FDR Presidential Library

The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum will open a new special exhibition, SIGNATURE MOMENTS: LETTERS FROM THE FAMOUS, THE INFAMOUS, AND EVERYDAY AMERICANS, on Saturday, June 28, 2025, in the William J. vanden Heuvel Gallery of the Library and Museum. CLICK HERE for more information. The exhibit runs through July 7, 2026.

Regular Library and Museum admission applies to view the exhibit.

July 16, 2025

“Hollywood Goes to War" Film Series:
MRS. MINIVER (1942)
Time: 2:00 p.m. ET
Location: [In-person] Henry A. Wallace Center

REGISTER for in-person attendance.

The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum presents the next program in its year-long film series “Hollywood Goes to War, 1941-1945” with a screening of MRS. MINIVER (1942) on Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. The event will be held in the Henry A. Wallace Center. This is a free public event, but registration is required to attend in-person.

August 5, 2025

Author Talk and Book Signing:
THE ROOSEVELTS IN NEW YORK CITY
with Bill Bleyer
Time: 6:00 p.m. ET
Location: [In-person] Henry A. Wallace Center
Stream: YouTube | Facebook 

REGISTER for in-person attendance.

The FDR Presidential Library presents an author talk and book signing, THE ROOSEVELTS IN NEW YORK CITY with Bill Bleyer, at 6:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, August 5, 2025. The event will be held in the Henry A. Wallace Center. This is a free public event, but registration is required to attend in-person.