Franklin D. Roosevelt

American President Franklin D. Roosevelt  (Y,M,O,T)
Extensive essays about the personal and political life of Franklin D. Roosevelt from the Miller Center at the University of Virginia.

Timeline of the Roosevelt Presidency (T)
Timeline of events related to Franklin Roosevelt's presidency, including links to transcriptions of speeches, laws, press releases, and more

Health and Medical History of Franklin D. Roosevelt (M,O,T)
This site, detailed and footnoted with sources, chronicles the maladies and conditions of each U.S. president as compiled by John Sotos, MD.

Franklin D. Roosevelt: 60-Second Presidents (M,O,T)
From PBS Learning; includes video and support materials for students and teachers

Presidential Podcast: Franklin D. Roosevelt (O)
"Allida Black, editor of the Eleanor Roosevelt papers, along with FDR Library director Paul Sparrow and White House speechwriter Sarada Peri, examine Franklin Delano Roosevelt's leadership through the lens of the first lady's own contributions to his presidency." From the Washington Post's podcast Presidential

FDR's 1933 Inaugural Address (M,O,T)
"This clip provides an archival recording of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1933 inaugural address." From C-SPAN Classroom

FDR Articles (O,T)
Several primary sources related to FDR, a film by American Experience (stream FDR)

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (M,O,T)
Excerpts for educators from the Ken Burns documentary; from PBS LearningMedia

Warm Springs Virtual Tour (M,O,T)
"The Warm Springs virtual field trip explores Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s personal ties to Georgia, including his struggle with polio and his interaction with Georgia citizens."

Legacy Museum Virtual Tour (M,O,T)
"Take a virtual tour of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Legacy Museum, located in Warm Springs, Georgia. Click on the various hotspots throughout the experience to learn more about a specific artifact."

FDR Memorial Museum Virtual Tour (M,O,T)
"Take a tour of the FDR Memorial Museum, located in Warm Springs, Georgia. Click on the various hotspots embedded throughout the experience to learn more about a specific artifact, person, or idea."

Little White House Virtual Tour (M,O,T)
"Take a tour of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Little White House, located in Warm Springs, Georgia. Click on the hotspots to learn more about a specific artifact."

Franklin Roosevelt Background (T)
Background and linked resources from the National Park Service

FDR Genealogy  (Y,M,O,T)
From Archives.com

Franklin D. Roosevelt  (Y,M,O,T)
From Biography.com

Franklin D. Roosevelt  (Y,M,O,T)
From White House.gov

History.com: Franklin D. Roosevelt  (Y,M,O,T)
This site offers videos, pictures and interactive resources for studying the presidents.

Portraits of the President: Franklin D. Roosevelt  (Y,M,O,T)
From The National Portrait Gallery

Bell Ringer: Franklin Roosevelt's Presidential Train Car: The Ferdinand Magellan (M,O,T)
Bob Withers, author of The President Travels by Train: Politics and Pullmans, talks about the trains that played a part in the presidency of Franklin Roosevelt.

FDR's Most Important Speeches (O,T)
This curriculum hub from the FDR Library offers lesson plans to go with some of FDR's speeches and Fireside Chats. Materials include historic context, central issue, key questions, and more.

FDR, the Great Depression, and the New Deal

FDR's First 100 Days (M,O,T)
"When President Franklin Delano Roosevelt came into office, the U.S. was in the midst of the Great Depression. He took bold actions to deliver relief to the country and offered comfort in his communications with the American people. FDR set a precedent for his first 100 days in office and since that time, presidents are measured for their plans, actions and achievements during the first 100 days of their presidential terms. In this lesson, students will view videos to gain historical perspective, insight into the factors that contribute to successful 100 day plans and the challenges presidents face." From C-SPAN Classroom

Roosevelt's Fireside Chats (M,O,T)
"Historian and commentator Doris Kearns Goodwin discussed President Franklin Roosevelt's fireside chats and how he communicated with the public during the Great Depression. She also discussed how he used his first 100 days to respond to the banking crisis." From C-SPAN Classroom

The Great Depression (M,O,T)
This 177 page curriculum guide is accompanied by a video playlist with segments "designed to provide a short, concise presentation of an historic topic or event. Each is supported with a transcript of the segment’s script and is accompanied by a set of short answer questions. Copies of historic primary source documents, each with its own set of in-depth questions, are provided to give students experience gathering and interpreting information from a variety of primary sources." From the FDR Presidential Library and Museum for grades 4-12+

The Great Depression and the New Deal (M,O,T)
"Students watch a short video about the Farm Security Administration (FSA) program that was created by Franklin D. Roosevelt to help the farm families during the Great Depression. " From PBS LearningMedia

Bell Ringer: The Process for Expanding the Supreme Court (M,O,T)
"James Wallner, senior governance fellow at the R Street Institute, discussed how Congress could expand the size of the Supreme Court. He spoke about the history relating to the number of justices on the Court, FDR's court packing efforts and the process for expanding the Supreme Court."

Bell Ringer: President Roosevelt and Court-Packing (O,T)
"Elizabeth Papez, who previously clerked for Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, talked about President Franklin Roosevelt's attempt to pack the Supreme Court during the New Deal." From C-SPAN Classroom

Our Plain Duty: FDR and America's Social Security (M,O,T)
This curriculum guide from the FDR Presidential Library and Museum is designed to ". . . help students gain an understanding of Franklin Roosevelt’s creation of the Social Security Program in August 1935 . . . [and] familiarize students with the use of primary sources, and to train them in using document-based historical research techniques."

FDR and WWII

The Roosevelts During WWII (M,O,T)
"Author and historian Craig Shirley talked about his book, April 1945: The Hinge of History, and the impact of Franklin D. and Eleanor Roosevelt during World War Two." From C-SPAN Classroom

Video: The Development of the Atomic Bomb (M,O,T)
"The Pare Lorentz Center at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum added narration to archival film, photographs and audio recordings to tell the story of FDR during World War II. This segment explains the events that led to the development of the atomic bomb." From C-SPAN Classroom

Lesson Plan: U.S. Supreme Court During WWII (O,T)
Lesson plan for high school grades from C-SPAN Classroom covering the wartime Supreme Court and the impact of FDR on the Court.

FDR's D-Day Prayer (M,O,T)
"This clip provides an archival audio recording of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1944 fireside chat prayer about D-Day." From C-SPAN Classroom

FDR on the War's Progress (1942) (M,O,T)
"This clip provides an archival audio recording of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1942 fireside chat about the war in Europe." From C-SPAN Classroom

FDR's Pearl Harbor Speech to Congress (M,O,T)
"This clip provides an archival recording of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1941 Pearl Harbor speech to Congress." From C-SPAN Classroom

Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt - First Lady, Diplomat, and Activist (M,O)
"Eleanor Roosevelt—the 'First Lady of the World'—spent her life fighting for the rights of others. Throughout her long career, she championed women’s rights, African Americans’ rights, and human rights on a worldwide scale. Through two primary source activities and a short video, students will learn how Eleanor Roosevelt used her positions as First Lady and United Nations diplomat to ensure that the powerless had a voice in American and global politics." From PBS LearningMedia

Eleanor's Take on the Day (O,T)
"Eleanor Roosevelt's 'My Day' was a syndicated newspaper column published from 1935 to 1962 . . .Dealing with subjects far out of the range of the conventional first lady's concerns, 'My Day' is an outstanding example of the breadth of issues and activities which occupied Eleanor Roosevelt's life. "

Eleanor Roosevelt: Not Without Her Consent (O,T)
Assignment using an article discussing Eleanor Roosevelt's impact on the role of First Lady and the issues that mattered most to her. For 9th grade from CommonLit

Eleanor Roosevelt Curriculum Hub (O,T)
These resources from the FDR Library are based on films of Mrs. Roosevelt and include questions, activities, and more for educators.