Season 1, Episode 32-Franklin Roosevelt and Hyde Park

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Season 1, Episode 32: Franklin Roosevelt and Hyde Park

Back in the Empire State, and one of the ritziest areas of the country, the Estates section of the Hudson River Valley for the birthplace of Franklin Delano Roosevelt at Springwood in Hyde Park.

Learn about his privileged and isolated childhood and how it shaped his worldview, as well as how his illness reframed his political life.

The National Park Service site for the Home of Franklin D Roosevelt.

The National Historic Site article on Springwood.

History of the Home from the National Park Service.

2017 Video tour of Springwood from CSPAN.

My dissertation, on Franklin Roosevelt’s recovery and efforts to re-emerge as a Democratic Party leader: A Party in Peril: Franklin Roosevelt, the Democratic Party, and the Circular Letter of 1924.

Be sure to listen to Franklin Roosevelt’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 2, “Franklin Roosevelt and Warm Springs” on his homes!

Also, be sure to listen to Franklin Roosevelt’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 3, “Franklin Roosevelt’s Tomb” on his gravesite!

From my August 2012 Visit!

FDR’s Birthplace-Springwood
The parlor of the home
The living room–decorated within an inch of its life
Inside the den
Very representative of FDR’s varied interests
FDR’s childhood bedroom
The guest room where the King and Queen stayed
Franklin’s mother’s room
FDR’s adult bedroom
At Franklin Roosevelt’s Birthplace!

From my August 2015 Visit!

Springwood
FDR Statue
FDR and me
The dining room, set for the King and Queen
The library
Library view
Down the hallway toward the library
The parlor from the stairs
Franklin’s childhood bedroom
Above the closet in FDR’s room
The “Birth Room” where FDR was born
FDR’s bedroom as an adult
Fala in the window
Eleanor’s tiny suite
The view of the Hudson from the back of the house
Springwood and me
Springwood
FDR’s Birthplace

From my August 2021 Visit!

Checking out the Building!
Springwood 2021

From My July 2022 Visit!

At Franklin Roosevelt’s birthplace and home!
Hyde Park!
In the entrance hall
Teeming with photographs
The dining room
Music room
Music room details
Franklin Roosevelt in the entrance
Franklin and me
Entrance hall from the stairs
Library
Taking it all in
Breathtaking
In FDR’s Hyde Park library.
Franklin’s bedroom
Franklin bedroom
So cool
Images of the third floor
The room where FDR was born
Birth room
Franklin’s bedroom as an adult
In Franklin’s bedroom
Eleanor’s bedroom
The back facade
Towards the south
Love the FDR site in Hyde Park!
Aeriel view of Springwood during FDR’s presidency
Springwood before the renovation
Springwood from the river side.
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt Hyde Park
Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Bed Room
The bedroom where Franklin was born in 1946
Franklin Roosevelt Portrait by Frank Salisbury.

Franklin Roosevelt Birthplace: 4097 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park, New York.

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Ward, Geoffrey. Before the Trumpet: Young Franklin Roosevelt, 1882-1905.

Brands, H.W. Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Burns, James McGregor. Roosevelt: The Lion and the Fox.

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