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   Why is FDR's Memorial so important?

   • A meandering pathway leads past waterfalls, bronze sculptures, and FDR’s own powerful words carved on the granite walls. The memorial honors the memory of one of America’s great leaders and the optimism and courage that he shared with his fellow citizens through the ordeals of the Great Depression and World War II.

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   What makes the FDR Memorial different from other presidential memorials?

   • Different from the previous presidential memorials, the FDR Memorial uses elements of stone, water, and landscaping to tell the story of FDR’s presidency in a more approachable way. Quotes are at eye level and the statues are at or close to ground level and were meant to be touched.

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   Why did FDR want to bury his family in Hyde Park?

   • By his second term in office, FDR was planning the presidential library and the preservation of his home—gifts to the people of the United States. He also expressed his wish to be buried in the rose garden at his family home in Hyde Park, and even outlined the details for a simple monument to mark his grave.

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2. art-facts.com › facts-about-the-fdr-memorial12 Fascinating Facts About The FDR Memorial | Ultimate List

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   Oct 19, 2020 · The FDR Memorial is dedicated to the 32nd president of the United States named Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945), better known by his initials FDR. He was in office from March 4, 1933, until his death on April 12, 1945, and was the only president in U.S. history to have won the presidential election 4 times.

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   The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial is a presidential memorial in Washington D.C., dedicated to the memory of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States, and to the era he represents. The memorial is one of two in Washington honoring Roosevelt.

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   The national memorial dedicated to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States, lies about half way between the Lincoln Memorial and the Thomas Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC. Its four open-air rooms represent each of the four terms of office to which he was elected.

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6. www.nps.gov › frde › learnThe Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial - U.S. National Park ...

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   President Bill Clinton dedicated the Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) Memorial on May 2, 1997. Different from the previous presidential memorials, the FDR Memorial uses elements of stone, water, and landscaping to tell the story of FDR’s presidency in a more approachable way.

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   Mar 26, 2024 · These words by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt ushered the United States into World War II and defined what it is to be an American. Stop by this secluded memorial and begin to understand the Roosevelt legacy.

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   President Franklin Delano Roosevelt died unexpectedly from a cerebral hemorrhage on April 12, 1945 at Warm Springs, Georgia. At the time of his collapse, he was sitting for a portrait by the Russian-born artist Elizabeth Shoumatoff.

9. www.ncpc.gov › memorials › detailPresident Franklin Delano Roosevelt Presidential Memorial

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   Description. (1882 - 1945) 32nd U.S. President. Elected to unprecedented 4 terms in office and leader during Great Depression and WWII. Complex memorial depicts the various contributions he made, including inscriptions and sculptures related to the New Deal and Tennessee Valley Authority.