December 30, 2021

In this issue: Eleanor Roosevelt's Wallet; My Day 1937; The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Animation Film Awards.

UPCOMING PROGRAMS & EVENTS
Premiere: A Look Inside Eleanor Roosevelt's Wallet
January 5, 2022, 2pm ET
The things a person chooses to carry inside their wallet can offer clues about many different aspects of their life. Explore what the contents of Eleanor Roosevelt's wallet reveals about her with Supervisory Museum Curator Herman Eberhardt.
Eleanor Roosevelt's wallet
FEATURES AND DIVERSIONS

"I suppose on New Year's Eve one should look back on the year that has passed and forward to the New Year and it should inspire one with some great thoughts. However, at the moment I am watching some gold fish in a bowl and all I can think of is that even gold fish act in rather human fashion now and then...."


Everyone Has the Right: Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

The FDR Library and Pare Lorentz Center's new animated film tells the story of Eleanor Roosevelt's leadership in creating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights for the United Nations.

An Official Selection of the New York Animation Film Awards.
SUPPORTING OUR WORK
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  • Unlimited free admission for two (2) adults to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum for one year, as well as to all Presidential Libraries administered by the National Archives and Records Administration
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  • 10% discount at the New Deal Museum Store.


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"Whatever our individual circumstances or opportunities, we are all in it, and our spirit is good... and do not let anyone tell you anything different."
FDR, Oct 12, 1942, fireside chat.
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