These resources are here to help you keep learning beyond the training. They’ll give you a deeper understanding of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the memorial’s design, and the importance of accessibility and inclusion in your volunteer work. Exploring them will help you feel more confident sharing stories, connecting with visitors, and representing the spirit of the FDR Memorial.
No Ordinary Time by Doris Kearns Goodwin. Goodwin won the Pulitzer for this book.
Becoming FDR by Jonathan Darman. Darman explains FDR’s early years, and his struggle with polio and how it impacted his presidency for the good of the nation.
Eleanor by David Michaelis. Michaelis details the stunning transformation of Eleanor Roosevelt.
V is for Victory by Craig Nelson. Nelson focuses on how FDR rallied the nation to support engagement in WWII.
Awakening the Spirit of America by Paul Sparrow. Sparrow, former head of the FDR Library and Museum, overcame the forces aligned against him in a war against fascism.
First Ladies by Heather Terrell and Victoria Christopher Murray. This books is a fictionalized account of the friendship between Eleanor Roosevelt and Mary McLeod Bethune the the tremendous impact that friendship had on the nation.
The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial by Lawrence Halprin. This book, available in the FDR Memorial bookstore, and written by the Memorial’s designer, explains room by room the planning and thinking behind the artistry and the design of the FDR Memorial.
The Last 100 Days: FDR at War and at Peace by David B. Woolner
Warm Springs, HBO - Explores FDR’s life post polio and the impact of his time in Warm Springs, GA.
The Roosevelts - An Intimate History - a documentary by Ken Burns. Initially aired on PBS.
FDR - a documentary on the History Channel by Doris Kearns Goodwin
FDR Great Abilities - a documentary short for youth about the FDR wheelchair statue campaign and controversy https://fdrmemoriallegacy.com/videos/
The FDR Library and Museum https://www.fdrlibrary.org/
Archives about the Wheelchair Statue Campaign and Controversy - https://fdrmemoriallegacy.com/news/flipbook/
Short read about the wheelchair statue campaign and controversy - https://fdrmemoriallegacy.com/wheres-the-wheelchair/
FDR Memorial Timeline https://fdrmemoriallegacy.com/timeline/
Meet the Artists of the FDR Memorial - https://fdrmemoriallegacy.com/meet-the-artists/
Short read about FDR’s disability - https://fdrmemoriallegacy.com/fdrs-disability
Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project - https://erpapers.columbian.gwu.edu
Foundations of Interpretation Course - https://expand.iu.edu/browse/iidc/eppley/interp-cert/interpretation/courses/found-inter
Learn More About the Artists: https://fdrmemorial.org/meet-the-artists/
Frequently Asked Questions about the Memorial: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RgCKbQ3ov9-6MRP-ctZCkq-U3JuAREff/view?usp=sharing