FDR – Visiting the Presidents

Season 2, Episode 32-Franklin Roosevelt and Warm Springs

Listen to This Episode! Our longest serving President had two iconic homes: his birthplace and lifelong residence, Springwood, in Hyde Park, New York, and his refuge throughout the Presidency, in Warm Spring, Georgia. Learn about Roosevelt’s political re-emergence; his election and tumultuous Presidency; his wife, Eleanor, and children; and his homes! Be sure to checkContinue reading “Season 2, Episode 32-Franklin Roosevelt and Warm Springs”

Season 1, Episode 32-Franklin Roosevelt and Hyde Park

Listen to This Episode! 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 howContinue reading “Season 1, Episode 32-Franklin Roosevelt and Hyde Park”