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Upcoming Programs.
FDR and Pearl Harbor: Inside the White House on December 7, 1941 
Wednesday, December 6
2PM ET
Livestream
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.
Pearl Harbor Day Film Screening 
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Thursday, December 7
2PM ET
Henry A. Wallace Center
Register for in-person attendance
This dramatic retelling of the Pearl Harbor attack details everything in the days that led up to that tragic moment Japan’s preemptive strike against the United States won the 1971 Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.
A rare opportunity from the Archives 
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
On view December 7-29
The FDR Library will offer a rare public glimpse of Eleanor Roosevelt's original draft of the UDHR, pulled from the archival vaults for a limited time only.
Holiday Open House Events 
Decorations, Children's Reading Festival, Cards for Sailors, Santa and Refreshments
Saturday, Dec 9
9am-5am ET
Henry A. Wallace Center
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/
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.
UDHR 75th Anniversary 
Human Rights Expo
Sunday, Dec 10
10am ET
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.
Double Feature Film Screening 
From Here to Eternity (3pm)
It's a Wonderful Life (6pm) and discussion with Mary Owen
Monday, Dec 11
Henry A. Wallace Center
Register for 3pm
Register for 6pm and discussion
Mary Owen, daughter of American film and television actress/producer Donna Reed, will discuss the life and work of her late mother before the screening of It's a Wonderful Life. This is a free public event, but registration is required.
Program Archives
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.
Features Stories of the Week
Sara Delano Roosevelt Bust – #FDRtheCollector 
FDR kept this globe near his White House Oval Office desk and used it to trace troop movements and plan military strategy. General George C. Marshall presented it to FDR in 1942 as a Christmas gift from the U.S. Army
Visit the FDR Library’s Pearl Harbor hub on our website fdrlibrary.org. You will find an online exhibit exploring FDR’s response to Japan’s attack, an exhibit about why the attack was a surprise, a record of our Special Exhibit on the 75th anniversary of the attack, as well as collections of documents and photographs, all available online.
