Sunday, June 30, 2013

Presidential Pathways: #32, Franklin D. Roosevelt

Born: Jan. 30, 1882, in Hyde Park, N.Y. (Visited: August 2008)
Died: April 12, 1945, in Warm Springs, Ga.
Burial Place: Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site in Hyde Park, N.Y. (Visited: August 2008)
Library & Museum: Hyde Park, N.Y. (Visited: August 2008)

Birthplace

The Springwood estate was the birthplace and lifelong home of Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Burial Place

Final resting place of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Anna Eleanor Roosevelt.

Library & Museum

Main entrance with bust of Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Sculpture of Franklin and Eleanor outside main entrance.

"Oval Office"

"Automobile"

"Freedom Court"

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Presidential Pathways: #41, George H.W. Bush

Born: June 12, 1924, in Milton, Mass.
Died: Still living
Burial Place: Still living
Library & Museum: College Station, Texas (Visited: September 2011)

Library & Museum

Main entrance.

"The Day the Wall Came Down: A Monument to Freedom" by Veryl Goodnight.

"Duty, Honor, Country" exhibit with restored 1944 TBM Avenger.

"The Congressman from Texas" exhibit features a 30-foot tall replica of the Capitol dome.

"Working for Peace" exhibit details Bush's role as ambassador to the United Nations.

"Journey to the Presidency."

"The President and Mrs. Bush Request" exhibit displays a gown and tuxedo from a state dinner.

"Camp David" exhibit features the Laurel Office.

"Age of Freedom" exhibit features a 12-foot tall section of the Berlin Wall.