FDR Library

Come celebrate America's 250th birthday with us! Both the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum and the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site will be free to visitors from July 3 through July 5, 2026.

Happy birthday to us! The FDR Library opened today 85 years ago.

The Library was saddened to learn of the passing of former President and CEO of the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute Christopher Breiseth this weekend. His passion the Roosevelt era was infectious, and his enduring friendship with the FDR Library will not be forgotten.

Honored to participate in the Reading Festival at the FDR Presidential Library and Museum. I shared reflections from my book, The Dalai Lama and American Presidents, including Roosevelt’s historic connection with Tibet and the 1942 U.S. mission to Lhasa. dalailamauspresidents.com

Happy Father's Day!

@StuckeyMary wraps up our afternoon with her keynote address on her book "Remembering Jefferson: Who He Was, Who We Are." #rooseveltreadingfestival

Michael Gerhardt speaks on his book " FDR's Mentors: Navigating the Path to Greatness." #rooseveltreadingfestival

@DPietrusza speaks on his book "Roosevelt Sweeps Nation: FDR's 1936 Landslide and the Triumph of the Liberal Ideal." #rooseveltreadingfestival

Michael Croland speaks on his book "Poems by First Ladies: The First-Ever Anthology." #rooseveltreadingfestival

@LobsangNyandak speaks on his book "The Dalai Lama and American Presidents: A Story of Faith, Diplomacy, and Friendship" #rooseveltreadingfestival

Garrett Graff presents on his book "The Devil Reached Toward the Sky: An Oral History of the Making and Unleashing of the Atomic Bomb" #rooseveltreadingfestival

Cathryn Prince speaks on her book "For the Love of Labor: The Life of Pauline Newman" #rooseveltreadingfestival

Donn Mitchell speaks on his book "Eleanor Roosevelt's Nightly Prayer: The Religious Life of the First Lady of the World." #rooseveltreadingfestival @FordhamNYC

Stephanie Gray presents on her book "Restoring America: Historic Preservation and the New Deal" #rooseveltreadingfestival

Our afternoon sessions have begun! He is Michael Illuzzi speaking on his book "Mending the Nation: Reclaiming We the People in a Populist Age." #rooseveltreadingfestival @Kansas_Press

@soulfoodscholar gets the crowd hungry with his book "Asian Heritage Chefs in White House History: Cooking to the Presidents' Taste." #rooseveltreadingfestival

Andrew Preston speaks on his book "Total Defense: The New Deal and the Invention of National Security." #rooseveltreadingfestival

@davidtbeito presents on his book "FDR: A New Political Life" #rooseveltreadingfestival

The 2026 Roosevelt Reading Festival has begun! Here is Michael Berkowitz speaking on his book "Hollywood's Unofficial Film Corps: American Jewish Movie makers and the War Effort."