Open
X

Posts Tagged 'Franklin Roosevelt'

The Roosevelts and John Steinbeck: 75th Anniversary of The Grapes of Wrath

Posted on April 25th, 2014 · Posted in Roosevelt House History

John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath was published 75 years ago in April 1939. The bestselling book of the year, with more than 400,000 copies in print, it also won…  

The FDR Four Freedoms Park: Then and Now

Posted on March 20th, 2014 · Posted in Roosevelt House History

The Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park on Roosevelt Island posts that today is the 40th anniversary of the death of the great American architect Louis Kahn, who designed the…  

Saint Patrick’s Day, Roosevelt Style

Posted on March 17th, 2014 · Posted in Roosevelt House History

Photo Credit: Roosevelt House Historic Photos Today is Saint Patrick’s Day, and it is also the 108th wedding anniversary of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. The couple married on Saint Patrick’s…