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The Importance of Acknowledging Our History: The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum

July 30, 2021July 30, 2021 by dferriero, posted in Land Acknowledgement

This post is part of our ongoing blog series that acknowledges the ancestral lands on which the National Archives’ buildings are situated across the country. This series of acknowledgements is a simple way to offer our recognition and respect to the people who once lived on these lands. The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and … Continue reading The Importance of Acknowledging Our History: The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum

A New Deal for a New Generation

July 1, 2013March 15, 2021 by dferriero, posted in Special Events

On the last day of June of 1941, Franklin Delano Roosevelt stood at the entrance to his library in Hyde Park, New York—the first of the Presidential Libraries—and dedicated it to the American people with these words: “It seems to me that the dedication of a library is in itself an act of faith. To … Continue reading A New Deal for a New Generation