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  • May 20, 2013 3:30 PM
    fdrlibrary: Day 43: May 18 Leg braces used by Franklin Roosevelt (Steel, leather) FDR could not stand without the support of leg braces like these. They were strapped to his legs and locked at the knee. These braces weigh approximately ten pounds. In order to appear to “walk” in public, Roosevelt used a cane and a strong companion’s arm to support his weight while he pitched his body forward. This required skill and considerable upper body strength, developed through practice and exercise. View high resolution

    fdrlibrary:

    Day 43: May 18

    Leg braces used by Franklin Roosevelt
    (Steel, leather)

    FDR could not stand without the support of leg braces like these. They were strapped to his legs and locked at the knee. These braces weigh approximately ten pounds.

    In order to appear to “walk” in public, Roosevelt used a cane and a strong companion’s arm to support his weight while he pitched his body forward. This required skill and considerable upper body strength, developed through practice and exercise.

    274 notes Tags: FDR,
  • February 28, 2013 12:25 PM
    collectivehistory: Chief Petty Officer (USN) Graham Jackson plays ‘Goin’ Home’ in Warm Springs Georgia as President Franklin Roosevelt’s casket is taken to a train to return to Washington DC. April 1945. (Source)  View high resolution

    collectivehistory:

    Chief Petty Officer (USN) Graham Jackson plays ‘Goin’ Home’ in Warm Springs Georgia as President Franklin Roosevelt’s casket is taken to a train to return to Washington DC. April 1945. (Source) 

    516 notes Tags: WWII, history, FDR,
  • February 5, 2013 10:32 AM

    ourpresidents:

    The Yalta Conference Cloak

    The photos of the Big Three at the Yalta Conference are well-known, but have you ever looked closely at what FDR was wearing?

    In contrast to the double-breasted coats worn by Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt wore a distinctive wool and velvet cloak during his trip to the Crimea, Ukraine, in February 1945.

    The garment is a U.S. Navy regulation officer’s boatcloak.  President Roosevelt’s was made at the Naval Clothing Depot at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York City in August 1942.  It is a standard officer’s boatcloak, ordered and unaltered for FDR’s use. 

    The cloak is designed to be worn during movement by a boat to protect the wearer from the cold and his clothing from the effects of spray. It opens at the front and is fitted with two frogs (knotted lengths of braided cord), which engage to secure the cloak closed. The relative ease with which such a cloak could be put on and taken off made wearing it an attractive alternative to a more conventional garment—especially for someone whose ease of movement was hampered by the effects of polio.

    Roosevelt wore similar boatcloaks during other trips he made during his Presidency.  The image of FDR in these cloaks is one of the most enduring of the war years.

    Photo Gallery -FDR meets with the Big Three, the Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, and King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia during his Yalta Conference Trip

    -from the FDR Library

    I noticed the cloak yesterday when another history blog posted photos from the conference. I thought it was cool but knowing the back story is even cooler!

    668 notes Tags: WWII, history, FDR, yalta conference, executive style, stalin, churchill,
  • January 4, 2013 4:39 PM
    Truman asked the American people to contribute to the war effort in many ways, including growing, conserving, and preserving food. Note: Archives can be tricky sometimes ;)

    Truman asked the American people to contribute to the war effort in many ways, including growing, conserving, and preserving food.

    Note: Archives can be tricky sometimes ;)

    67 notes Tags: Food, FDR, Presidents, History, World War II, WWII, Home Front,
  • January 3, 2013 1:30 PM
    brandingtheuspresidents: Thirty-Second President: Franklin Roosevelt (1933-1945) This picture shows “FDR and Fala, out for a ride”.  Fala was a famous Scottish Terrier, the beloved dog of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. One of the most famous presidential pets, Fala captured the attention of the public in the United States and followed Roosevelt everywhere, becoming part of Roosevelt’s public image. His White House antics were widely covered in the media and often referenced both by Roosevelt and his wife, Eleanor Roosevelt. Fala survived Roosevelt by seven years and was buried alongside him. A statue of him alongside Roosevelt is prominently featured in Washington, D.C.’s Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, the only presidential pet so honored. One of the best sites on Tumblr. View high resolution

    brandingtheuspresidents:

    Thirty-Second President: Franklin Roosevelt (1933-1945)

    This picture shows “FDR and Fala, out for a ride”. 

    Fala was a famous Scottish Terrier, the beloved dog of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. One of the most famous presidential pets, Fala captured the attention of the public in the United States and followed Roosevelt everywhere, becoming part of Roosevelt’s public image. His White House antics were widely covered in the media and often referenced both by Roosevelt and his wife, Eleanor Roosevelt. Fala survived Roosevelt by seven years and was buried alongside him. A statue of him alongside Roosevelt is prominently featured in Washington, D.C.’s Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, the only presidential pet so honored.

    One of the best sites on Tumblr.

    207 notes Tags: FDR, History, World War II, WWII,
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