Events

Event Dates are March 31st, May 12th, and May 13th. Click to read more!

On Thursday, January 19th at 7:00 p.m. EDT, the FDR Committee hosted a discussion with Jonathan Darman, historian and author of the recently released book Becoming FDR: The Personal Crisis That Made A President.

Join Us For Made to Touch: Art + Accessibility, a Presentation by Jill Wells, Hakin Institute Fellow, and unveiling of "Commander in Chief" from the FDR Memorial Legacy Committee

On Monday, October 10, 2022 at 1 pm ET, the FDR Memorial Legacy Committeed hosted a special commemoration of Eleanor Roosevelt’s birthday at her statue at the FDR Memorial with special guest Tracy Roosevelt, J.D. Great-Granddaughter of Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt and a special presentation by Girl, Boy, and Cub Scouts from the National Capital Region.

On Thursday, October 6, 2002, at 6 p.m. EST, the FDR Committee hosted a conversation with Richard Michelson, founder of R. Michelson Galleries.  Baskin was Michelson’s mentor, collaborator, and close friend.

The FDR Memorial Legacy Committee was proud to present some of the leading voices in inclusion, accessibility, memorials, and art. Veteran WTOP News reporter Kristi King will moderate the discussion.

FDR Memorial 25th Anniversary Commemorative Book of our Anniversary events from May 10th and 11th.

The FDR Memorial at 25: A conversation with Peter Kovler

Disabled leaders won the historic fight to add the life-sized, free-standing statue of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in a wheelchair to the FDR Memorial. The FDR Committee hosted a release of this one-of-a-kind lesson plan series targeted at middle and high school students focused on Washingtonians with disabilities who have advanced the rights of disabled persons and ensured disability representation at the FDR Memorial.

The FDR Memorial Legacy Committee (FDR Committee) hosted a celebration to commemorate the 137th birthday of former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt with a wreath-laying ceremony at the FDR Memorial in ...

Accessibility is NOT Optional: A report on accessibility at the FDR Memorial, Washington, D.C. on May 20, 2021 at 12:00-1:00 pm ET Featured Speaker: Cheryl Fogle-Hatch, Ph.D. Remarks by: Senator Tom Harkin (Ret.) Gordon Gund, Chairman Emeritus & Co-Founder, Foundation Fighting Blindness

Recording: Online Talk with John Sears titled Eleanor Roosevelt and the Drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

On April 12, 2021, the FDR Memorial Legacy Committee hosted Cocktails & Conversations: a virtual discussion about the Oscar-nominated film Crip Camp. The event featured Judy Heumann, International Disability Rights Advocate who was featured in Crip Camp and Andraea LaVant, Crip Camp Impact Producer. We were joined by panelists Mary Dolan, Meg O'Connell, and Serena Jaros.

Please join us for an online talk titled Eleanor Roosevelt and the Drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We will be joined by Historian John F. Sears on April 28, 2021, at 12:00 p.m. EST.

On Tuesday, January 26, 2021, the Institute of Politics, Policy, and History at the University of the District of Columbia and the FDR Memorial Legacy Committee hosted the virtual panel discussion titled Representation and Leadership: FDR and the FDR Memorial.