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“The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the interests of the people, and a people strong enough and well enough informed to maintain its sovereign control over the government.” – Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Roosevelt House Public Programs

hiroshima-bound

Fri, September 30, 2016 | 6:00 pm +   RSVP

Film Screening: Hiroshima Bound
HIROSHIMA BOUND is a personal documentary that tracks the construction of America's collective memory (or lack of one) of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It follows the histories of specific photos and photographers, both Japanese and American, who visited Nagasaki and Hiroshima in the aftermath of the 1945 bombings, counterposing this visu... Read more

Wed, October 5, 2016 | 6:00 pm +

Sixth Annual Joan H. Tisch Community Health Prize
Hunter College President Jennifer J. Raab cordially invites you to attend a program and reception honoring the recipients of the sixth annual Joan H. Tisch Community Health Prize: BLOOMINGDALE AGING IN PLACE THE BRONX TRANSITIONS CLINIC & THELMA DYE, PH.D. N... Read more
FitzpatrickHighest

Thu, October 13, 2016 | 6:00 pm +

Ellen Fitzpatrick – The Highest Glass Ceiling: Women’s Quest for the American Presidency
Roosevelt House in pleased to welcome best-selling historian Ellen Fitzpatrick for a discussion of her book The Highest Glass Ceiling, the story of three remarkable women who were trailblazing candidates for president: Victoria Woodhull in 1872, Marg... Read more
fdr-poster

Thu, September 29, 2016 | 10:00 am +   RSVP

See How They Ran! FDR and His Opponents: Campaign Treasures from the New-York Historical Society
Political media and persuasion tools have deep American roots in races for the White House dating back to the earliest presidential campaigns. What may seem like primitive efforts now–posters, souvenirs, buttons, banners, cartoons, slogans, and songs–were the chief means of promotion for nineteenth century candidates yet are still in use today.... Read more

Human Rights Program Student & Faculty Events

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Public Policy Program Student & Faculty Events

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Public Programs at Roosevelt House are free to the public and open with advance registration, made possible through the support of the Charina Endowment Fund and other generous donors.

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