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To do our part during this period of social distancing, we will be assembling a bi-weekly digest of online programs, resources, and diversions.
Our At Home newsletter and video series felt ready for a change. We've been home long enough. Starting today, we become: The Roosevelt Story
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Upcoming Programs
March 16, 2022 at 2pm ET 
The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line
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The Roosevelt Library presents 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. Q&A in the comments to follow the presentation.
Program Archives
A Divided America in a World at War»
From June 2016
On June 18, 1940, French forces had just capitulated to the Nazi Germany. Hitler had occupied virtually all of Scandinavia and Western Europe. With war on the horizon, President Roosevelt believed no one else was prepared to lead the nation. Originally broadcast on CSPAN2
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The New Deal: Social Security and Labor Relations»
Julie Fenster and FDR's Shadow»
Women of the Washington Press: Politics, Prejudice, and Persistence»
FDR's Gatekeeper Missy LeHand»
The Kennedys Amidst the Gathering Storm»
Stephen Drury Smith on Eleanor Roosevelt's Radio Broadcast Career»
Mordecai Lee on World War II Propaganda»
Charissa Threat on Nursing and Civil Rights»
Glory in Their Spirit: How Four Black Women Took on the Army During World War II»
Anthony Badger and FDR's First 100 Days»
The New Deal and FDR's Alphabet Soup»
Creating Jobs and Hope in the Great Depression»
FDR a Man of Destiny»
Historian Mary Jo Binker on Eleanor Roosevelt’s advice column (Oct 2018)»
Historians Michael Beschloss and Susan Dunn on FDR and presidential leadership (Jun 2019)»
Resources For Parents and Teachers
Our education specialist has assembled 21 smart, fun activities for youth at home, that occupy young hands and minds while requiring minimal adult supervision.
Previous Guides
Eleanor Roosevelt: Her Life in Pictures»
A Majority of Minorities: ER Supports JFK in the 1960 Presidential Election»
Eleanor Roosevelt on Human Rights»
Eleanor Roosevelt's Human Rights Speech»
Four Freedoms Speech Teaching Guide»
The Presidency and the Supreme Court Teaching Guide»
Inaugural Address Curriculum Hub»
Red Tailed Angels: The Story of the Tuskegee Airmen»
Eleanor Roosevelt – Inspiring Women to Lead»
Investigating the Holocaust Teacher Guide»
Civics Teacher Guide 2020»
All FDR Teaching Guides»
Other Resources
FRANKLIN digital archives and virtual research room»
The Periodic Table of the New Deal»
Helpful Hints for Students Doing Research»
Understanding Document Based Research»
Features Stories of the Week
#ArtifactRoadTrip Florida» 
This small, multicolored caricature of Franklin D. Roosevelt is made from a Brazil nut, bean pods, pipe cleaners, and other items. It was presented to President Roosevelt by Celeste’s of Tampa, Florida.
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The Invasion of Czechoslovakia» 
Having approved Operation Green, a plan to subjugate the young republic through disinformation and military action, Hitler invaded and occupied Czechoslovakia on March 15, 1939. This video is part of our series: Investigating the Holocaust.
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New Deal Periodic Table» 
Chemists use the periodic table of the elements to classify, systematize and compare all of the many forms of chemical behavior. The FDR Library devised an interactive periodic table of the New Deal to serve the same function for the study of New Deal history.
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Happy 117th Anniversary Eleanor and Franklin 
Eleanor and Franklin were married on March 17, 1905, in New York City at the home of Eleanor’s grandmother on East 76th Street.
Previous Features
Keep on Trucking: Esoterica from the FDR Library Files»
The Federal Writers’ Project»
Rare Footage: FDR Addresses the National Institute of Health
Teenagers and their selfies»
The Good Luck Charm: Franklin D. Roosevelt and the 1920 Democratic National Convention»
Hidden Treasures: FDR’s Rare Bird Books»
The Art of War: American Poster Art 1941-1945»
New Deal Art»
Unpretentious History: Alma Van Curan and the FDR Library Logbooks»
Pomp and Circumstance: The Other State Visit of 1939»
May 1940: President Roosevelt and the German Invasion of the Low Countries»
New Online Museum Portal Beta Preview»
More than a Moment for the Nation: The Presidential Funeral of FDR»
The 75th Anniversary of FDR’s Death: His True Legacy – Leadership in Times of Crisis»
Travel with FDR and Eleanor»
“FDR and the Dust Bowl” Short Film Narrated by CBS News’ Bill Whitaker»
Important Facts about FDR’s Dog Fala»
Marian Anderson and Eleanor Roosevelt»
Eleanor's Resignation from the Daughters of the American Revolution»
FDR’s Labor Secretary Was the First Female Cabinet Member»
