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For more information about upcoming public programs and events call Cliff Laube at (845) 486-7745 or email clifford.laube@nara.gov.

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December 6, 2023

FDR and Pearl Harbor: Inside the White House on December 7, 1941
Time: 2:00 p.m. ET
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FDR Library & Museum Supervisory Curator Herman Eberhardt takes you inside the White House on December 7, 1941 to see how President Roosevelt reacted and responded to the shocking news of the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor.

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December 7, 2023

Pearl Harbor Day Film Screening:
TORA! TORA! TORA! (1970)
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 will present a Pearl Harbor Day film screening of the 1970 Academy Award winning film TORA! TORA! TORA! at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 7, 2023. 

The event will be held in the Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Library. This is a free public event, but registration is required.

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Tora! Tora! Tora! Poster

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December 9, 2023

Holiday Open House Events:
Decorations, Children's Reading Festival,
Cards for Sailors, Santa and Refreshments

Location: Henry A. Wallace Center
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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The annual Holiday Open House is on December 9, 2023 is from 9AM to 5PM at the Roosevelt Library and the Home of FDR National Historic Site. Both the Home and the Roosevelt Library study will be decorated for the holidays as they were during the Roosevelt presidency.

The annual Children's Reading Festival will be held in the Henry A. Wallace Center, from 1PM to 4PM on December 9. Children's book authors will read from and sign copies of their books. Featured books will be available for purchase.

In addition, there will be live music, photos with Santa, from 1PM to 3PM, and holiday card-making for sailors on the USS FRANKLIN AND ELEANOR ROOSEVELT beginning at Noon (www.surflant.usff.navy.mil/ddg80).

Refreshments in the visitor center will be served throughout the afternoon.

Admission is free to the Home and Library throughout the day. The Home will be open from 9:30AM to 4PM; the Museum from 9AM to 5PM.

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Holiday Open House

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December 10, 2023

Human Rights Expo
Time: Beginning 10:00 a.m. ET
Location: [In-person] Henry A. Wallace Center
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To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site and Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, along with the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, will host a Human Rights Day Expo on Dec. 10, 2023. Events will begin at 10:00 a.m. at the Henry A. Wallace Center in Hyde Park. For more information, including the full program of events, please visit go.nps.gov/humanrightsexpo.

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UDHR Flyer

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December 11, 2023

Double Feature Film Screening:
FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (3:00 p.m.)
Discussion with Mary Owen and IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (6:00 p.m.)
Location: [In-person] Henry A. Wallace Center

REGISTER for 3:00 p.m. Film

REGISTER for 6:00 p.m. Discussion/Film

The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum will present a double feature film screening of FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (3:00 p.m. screening) and IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (6:00 p.m. discussion, 7:00 p.m. screening) on Monday, December 11, 2023. At 6:00 p.m., Mary Owen, the youngest daughter of Academy Award winning actress Donna Reed and Hollywood producer Tony Owen, will discuss the life and work of her late mother before the screening of the final film.

The event will be held in the Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Library. This is a free public event, but registration is required.

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2023 Double Feature

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