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Closure of Memorial for Ceremoney

The FDR Memorial will be closed entirely to the public as park of the MLK Jr. Memorial Celebration. See more information below
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Introduction

"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." These are the words of our 32nd President, a man who embodied the meaning of the word courage. Despite being stricken with polio at age 39 and paralyzed from the waist down, he emerged as a true leader, guiding our country through some dark times: the Great Depression and World War II. The memorial honors this man, his story, and his era.
 
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"I Have Seen War..."

As President of the United States during World War II, Franklin Roosevelt probably reflected on an address he delivered in 1936 describing what he saw in Europe following the First World War. His words can be found engraved in stone throughout his own memorial as well as in the World War II Memorial on the National Mall.
 

 
 
 

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Washington has a temperate climate typical of the Mid-Atlantic U.S., with four distinct seasons. Summer tends to be very hot and humid. Spring and fall are mild. Winter can bring cold temperatures, frozen precipitation and, on occasions, major snowstorms.
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Room 2 of FDR Memorial Statues

Did You Know?
Polio was a terrifying disease throughout the early part of the twentieth century, and everyone was a potential victim. Of those individuals who contracted polio, just 5% were affected negatively by it, and only 1% became permanently disabled. Roosevelt was among the unlucky 1% of its victims.
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