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American History

NNadir

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5. If you're ever in the area, it's a must see.

Reply to appalachiablue (Reply #4)

Wed Jun 5, 2024, 11:40 PM

Jun 2024

This was my wife's and my third trip.

It's overpowering, you really feel the presence.

For me, the most moving place was Valkill, Eleanor's home a short drive away. She was, in my opinion, the greatest Democrat of the 20th century, and without her, FDR might not have been the second greatest.

She defined the best of America.

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Freedom from Fear - Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd US Pres. - The 4 Freedoms Speech, Jan. 6, 1941 [View all] appalachiablue Jun 2024 OP

I recently attended a forum on this speech at the FDR historic site put on by Cornell. NNadir Jun 2024 #1

Interesting, it's a monumental speech and he was brilliant president appalachiablue Jun 2024 #4

If you're ever in the area, it's a must see. NNadir Jun 2024 #5

I live on Roosevelt Island in NYC, and the south end of our little island Drum Jun 2024 #2

Yes I want to see it definitely, and hopefully Hyde Park some day. It's been appalachiablue Jun 2024 #3