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Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial National Memorial
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Welcome to the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, a unit of National Mall and Memorial Parks. This presidential memorial stands prominently along the southwest shore of the Tidal Basin with views toward many of the other presidential sites. We invite you to attend all of our fascinating interpretive programs to learn more about this site. 

The park staff offers daily interpretive tours every hour on the hour from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. For in-depth programs about this memorial, please click on the above "Things To Do" link. Be certain to attend one of the special Fireside Chat programs offered daily at 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.

Also, please consult the other useful links for more information about visiting the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial.  Click here to find out about all the various units of National Mall and Memorial Parks.

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Fireside Chat Statue

Did You Know?
The land upon which the FDR Memorial rests is reclaimed land, and at one time used to be the Potomac River. In the late nineteenth century, the river channel was deepened and narrowed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; the dredged river sediments became West and East Potomac Parks.

Last Updated: May 05, 2010 at 18:39 MST