Franklin D. Roosevelt Archives - Page 2 of 2

Reading the Washington Post Before Pearl Harbor: A Look at a Day Which Would Live in Infamy

April 27, 2026April 26, 2012 by ghostsofdc

In the hours before Pearl Harbor, Washington Post articles spoke of the failing negotiations between the U.S. and Japan. Read about the articles and President Roosevelt’s dramatic move to prevent war. See his “Date Which Will Live in Infamy” speech and related articles.

We Want Beer! The 1937 All-Star Game at Griffith Stadium

April 27, 2026April 20, 2012 by ghostsofdc

Lou Gehrig, Joe Cronin, Bill Dickey, Joe DiMaggio, Charlie Gehringer, Jimmie Foxx, and Hank Greenberg - July 7th, 1937 (Library of Congress)

This … picture … is … awesome. This is why I love baseball. I could almost end the post with just this picture because it’s just that amazing. The 1937 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was held in Washington at Griffith Stadium. The Senators were between mediocre and lousy by then, but this was reason … Read more

Unpacking the Four Essential Human Freedoms: Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1941 State of the Union Speech

April 27, 2026January 24, 2012 by ghostsofdc

This is one of the greatest State of the Union speeches of all time … the one given, twelve presidents ago, by Franklin D. Roosevelt on January 6th, 1941. If you want the full text of the speech, go here.

Watch as FDR is Inaugurated for the Fourth Time at the White House During WWII

April 27, 2026January 7, 2012 by ghostsofdc

Here is video (partly in color) of FDR being inaugurated for the fourth time. This being the fourth time is impressive enough, but also, this happened on the South Portico of the White House due to ongoing privations due to the Second World War. It was a rather muted event compared to all other inaugurations. That doesn’t mean this video isn’t incredible.

Watch as Franklin Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United states starts his fourth term (which only lasts three months). He died in April of the same year and his funeral procession is something you can watch here.

Remembering FDR: A Look Back at the Funeral Procession of April 12th, 1945

April 27, 2026January 7, 2012 by ghostsofdc

April 12th, 1945 was a sad day for our nation. Our president, who had led us through the depths of the Depression and was a force for good during World War II, died at 3:35 pm. He had just been inaugurated for a record fourth term and was guiding our country through the closing months of the greatest war the planet had ever seen.

This is a somber video of his funeral procession through the nation’s capital. The only other recent presidents to have a funeral on this scale were Kennedy and Reagan.