October 3

“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.” — FDR, Inaugural Address, January 20, 1937.

At the Entrance to the FDR Presidential Library. The First Presidential Library and the only Presidential Library used by a President while in Office. Opened June 1941.

I will be serving as a Docent in the Library/Museum

As always I did my daily morning walk across the FDR Historic Site.

A beautiful, sunny morning.

Love how sunlight reflects off the Vermont marble

Down the driveway. The original driveway used by the Roosevelt family. Attempting to recover from polio, FDR would try to “walk” using crutches, to the end at Albany Post Road. He never made it.

Overlooking the Hudson Valley..a hint of color

Hemlocks surround the Rose Garden and Gravesite..as it has always been.

I went on another NPS tour of Springwood this afternoon in preparation for leading a tour soon.

Did my deers follow me to Hyde Park?

I had a chance to talk with Cliff Laube, Program Relations, about possibly doing a research project. He will contact the Supervisory Archivist to see if anything is available. So wait to hear.

I also did a quick tour of the Special Exhibit of Posters of WW II.

It is an incredible exhibit and I hope later to do a blog page devoted to this exhibit.

The War Bonds posters were especially meaningful to me. My dad was a paratrooper and did exhibition jumps into baseball stadiums, etc. to help sell war bonds. I have the first bond he bought ($25) for his mom.