Last updated: March 7, 2024
Place
Statue of Eleanor Roosevelt
Photo: NPS / Kelsey Graczyk
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Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Tactile Exhibit
Leaving the “Funeral Cortege” is another ramp to the left and a handrailed stairs to the right. Turn the corner, a statue of Eleanor Roosevelt is standing, behind her head is an emblem of the United Nations with inscription below:
“Eleanor Roosevelt, First United States Delegate To The United Nations.”
To the left of her statue is a quote from her husband, the man who had been the driving force in creating the United Nations:
“The Structure Of World Peace Cannot Be The Work Of One Man, Or One Party, Or One Nation … It Must Be A Peace Which Rests On The Cooperative Effort Of The Whole World.”
“Eleanor Roosevelt, First United States Delegate To The United Nations.”
To the left of her statue is a quote from her husband, the man who had been the driving force in creating the United Nations:
“The Structure Of World Peace Cannot Be The Work Of One Man, Or One Party, Or One Nation … It Must Be A Peace Which Rests On The Cooperative Effort Of The Whole World.”