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Eleanor Roosevelt speaking at the dedication of the home of Franklin D. Roosevelt

73-2203 (untitled)
Accession Number
73-2203
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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Keywords
African Americans
Cabinet officers
Children of presidents
Dogs
First ladies
Presidential advisors
Presidential pets
Presidential residences
Singers
Speeches, addresses, etc.
HST Keywords
Clifford, Clark - General; Leahy, William D. - Ceremonies, parades; Vaughan, Harry - Ceremonies; Roosevelt, Eleanor - General; Truman - Ceremonies - Dedications - Presidency - Franklin D. Roosevelt Library; New York, Hyde Park; Roosevelt, Franklin D. - Library; Negroes; Animals - Dogs - Fala; Truman - Dignitaries - Political Associates - Roosevelt, Eleanor
People Pictured
Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993
Clifford, Clark M. (Clark McAdams), 1906-1998
Krug, Julius A. (Julius Albert), 1907-1970
Leahy, William D. (William Daniel), 1875-1959
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1914-1988
Vaughan, Harry H., 1893-1981
Anthony, George, Reverend
Drury, Newton Bishop, 1889-1978
Rights

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Credit:
Abbie Rowe
National Park Service

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description

Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt (standing at podium) speaking at the dedication of the home of the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt as a national shrine. Seated behind her are, from left to right: Marian Anderson, Reverend George Anthony, National Park Service Director Newton B. Drury, Major General Harry Vaughan, Clark Clifford, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, and Admiral William D. Leahy. Standing behind Clark Clifford, next to the pillar is Franklin D. Roosevelt, Junior. Former President Roosevelt's Scottish Terrier dog Fala is sitting on the ground next to Mrs. Roosevelt's empty chair, his leash tied to the chair.

Date(s)
April 12, 1946