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The Franklin D. Roosevelt memorial, in many ways, tells the story of disability representation in the country.
WASHINGTON — More than 400 landscaping professionals from over 30 states gathered Monday for a national day of service at the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery.
Landscaping volunteers from across the country work to improve Arlington National Cemetery and the FDR Memorial in Washington ...
The wreath-laying ceremony took place at the portion of the FDR Memorial where there is a life-size statue of President Roosevelt seated in his wheelchair –– and on July 26, 2021, the 31st ...
President Clinton will unveil a statue of Franklin D. Roosevelt seated in his wheelchair on Wednesday at the FDR Memorial, ending an emotional six-year campaign led by disability advocacy groups ...
he Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial is more than a monument. It is a trip back to the Depression and World War II eras, with subtle symbolism leading the way.
A new Franklin Roosevelt memorial will be dedicated in Washington on May 2, and advocates for the disabled were out last week to protest. They’re angry not because the nation is only now ...
NEW YORK — George Washington, a Virginian, has his statue on Wall Street, Ohio-born Ulysses S. Grant has his tomb overlooking the Hudson. But for reasons nobody can easily explain, New York ...
To the Editor: In a lengthy discussion of a new sculpture in the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, Rosemarie Garland-Thomson manages to omit all mention of the sculptor (“The FDR Memorial: Who ...
Long-held plans to build a memorial to FDR on Roosevelt Island may finally be coming to fruition, although not everyone is pleased. Welfare Island in the East River was renamed Roosevelt Island in ...
With pomp and gratitude, the nation opened the FDR Memorial on Friday to ensure that future generations of Americans will remember Franklin Delano Roosevelt with the same reverence as they do ...