Treasures of New York: Roosevelt House
Treasures of New York: Roosevelt House
Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt had many famous homes: Hyde Park, Campobello, Warm Springs and The White House, but few people know the story of the New York City home where the Roosevelts spent 24 years. It was here that Franklin Roosevelt recovered from polio, celebrated his election to the Presidency in 1932, and where he planned the New Deal. Today, the house is owned by Hunter College. After extensive renovation, Roosevelt House was re-opened in the spring of 2010 as the home of the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College.
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Wish it had been used for housing that’s more important
In the early 80’s I was lucky enough to be part of an honor students’ group
allowed to use the house. Very fond memories of the house and that time, even though I remember that it wasn’t in top shape.
Wasn’t it called The Little White House at the time they were living there?
STOP BEING AN IDIOT ! YOU PRONOUNCE IT ‘ ROO’ SEVELT NOT ROSEEVELT… HOW I KNOW I GREW UP WITH THEM…..
You know you’re a rich kid when you get lost in your own house.
EXCELLENT
Where his family made his fortuna? I know, do you?
oh my God it had cobwebs!!!!!
“The next generation of American leaders!”… cuts to extremely bored looking students. 😔 It took a decent imagination and vision to restore the houses for the future. Wonderful work.
Maybe the mother in law wanted to be close to her grand children. ..life has changed now…in old times, several generations lived under the same roof….
i find that the polio was a wonderful chinchecking by the Universe.
Yeah, Franklin’s mother was a "PIECE OF WORK", that’s for sure!!!! And POOR ELEANOR, her mother wasn’t exactly "DOTING"!!!! Her nickname for Eleanor was ‘GRANNY’; can you BELIEVE IT?! She also went on about Eleanor’s mouth. I don’t know why they kept talking about FDR "RECUPERATING", he NEVER DID!!!!
I am a descendent. Through genealogy, we have found it and they actually were from this area. Teddy Roosevelt of course also. They also were relatives, as am I, to Former Pres Van Buren.
I am thrilled Hunter college did take on the home to refurbish it. Anyone could be proud to know that so many talented and intelligent young people are now walking in very many different paths because of their education,
I just read that the houseTeddy Roosevelt grew up in had the same set up as this home. Theodore Roosevelt Sr. connected his townhouse to his brother’s home, and there were doors on each level for each to enter the adjoining home, just as Sara Roosevelt had designed this house in the video, so that she could get into Franklin and Eleanor’s side of the shared townhouse whenever she wanted. Robert Barnhill Roosevelt apparently aroused his nephew Teddy’s interest in conservation and the outdoors. The family didn’t talk about a Robert B. Roosevelt too much, though, because he had a mistress, Minnie O’Shea, and he set her up in a townhouse on the same block where his wife and legitimate children lived. After his wife died, he did marry Minnie (who called herself Mrs. Fortescue) and adopted the three children they had together.
The Roosevelts did more to introduce socialism into the US government than anybody. And Eleanor was completely taken over by woke lesbian socialists. She was nuts.
The one that dared to save the American capitalism using socialist tricks of State public funds, we need no further smart welfare strategies to be invented only recycling the good inspirations from the Past fans. Building up a brand new society, almost insane those ages, but saved the American dream on each worker’s fate. In only cup of years, the biggest depression was gone, then the WW2 was knocking at their door, you see, any nation in the world can ask for foreign support except American nation, nobody could ever dream to ask for any help, no matter how a situation seems hopeless. The most beautiful Roosevelt spirit that is still available fans, get busy, only work is our salvation
If Roosevelt had his way we would be socialist today, which in Many ways we are unfortunately
Kitchen?
Roosevelt’s eldest son James remembered Sara telling her grandchildren, "Your mother only bore you, I am more your mother than your mother is."
8:59 you can see how shattered Eleanor looks and feels.
LOVE ALL THIS
Yeah, Franklin’s mother was a "PIECE OF WORK", that’s for sure!!!! And POOR ELEANOR, her mother wasn’t exactly "DOTING"!!!! Her nickname for Eleanor was ‘GRANNY’; can you BELIEVE IT?! She also went on about Eleanor’s mouth. I don’t know why they kept talking about FDR "RECUPERATING", he NEVER DID!!!!
Narrator has a reputation of poor judgement of reality, and in addition journalists are not an educated people and hence it is hard to listen.
Hopefully it wasn’t destroyed during the recent flood
Interesting subject but terribly dramatic commentary
Any chance this historical home could recapture the decor of the era the President & First Lady ?
Why couldn’t this house have just been rescued and shown to people as the house of a greatest president ever and his wife? You can’t school to become leaders. They have to be born to it and work their way up. A typical self-promoting bureaucratic venture.
Whenever you completely gut a historic building is where you lose me
@22:03 John Travolta is an extra in this!
For the next generation of left wing liberals.
ROOSEVELT HOUSE IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF AMERICAN HISTORY. IT DESERVES TO HAVE BEEN SAVED
the portrait of Sarah Delano Roosevelt was painted by the noted artist Douglas Chandor of Weatherford, Texas.
I have truly enjoyed this documentary of where the Roosevelt’s lived and planned his future as POTUS! Quite amazing and great information to learn about. Thankyou so much for making this video.
My family and I were the custodians from 1969-1973. We lived on the 6th floor. As I remember it the house had recently gone through a minor renovation, new drapes, carpeting mostly cosmetic. The Roosevelt library was my favorite room. With it’s lust burgundy carpeting and wingback chairs. I could imagine Franklin sitting in his wheelchair reading. At the time floors were dedicated to groups like the Newman Club, the Protectant club as well as the Hillel club. The sororities would meet in the basement. I remember sitting in the lobby watching all the young girls arrive. It breaks my heart to see the pictures of what it had become prior to the most recent renovations. I recently visited, I was impressed by it’s new look. Living there through my high school years was an incredible experience that i will always cherish.
Both Roosevelts were true American Presidents. They were vissionaires, men of change and sacrifice for the good of the Country. Our current president is a sham, a liar and a cheat. Our founding fathers must be very disappointed in our choices.
strange that it fell into such disrepair….I only wish that it had been restored with the original garden….the auditorium is awful.
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Interesting 🧐
The Liberal, Progressive Policies, starting with Roosevelt, was the start that helped to destroy the very fabric of what made the USA. Than God, many now see the light of the Left agenda.
Oh my….cobwebs, agony agony. Good grief.
A true locus of the elite American Establishment! Here, here! Bully bully!
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The Roosevelt’s would be horrified in what their party turned into. The Democrats of the 40’s are what the conservatives are today. The House is history and the college I’m sure is very progressive and very liberal.
Oh, and PLEASE don’t talk about ‘OBAMA’ and "VALUES"!!!! Are you kidding?! What did that man do for this country?! PLEASE ANSWER ME THAT!!!! No one seems to be able to answer that question!
I remember my dad had a bumper sticker that said, Don’t Blame Me I Noted McGovner.
Roosevelt was a big cheater, but she supposedly had a long time affair with her best friend. So?? 🤔
Roosevelt as a democrat started the kkk
I am here on this video on 5/14/2020. In a pandemic.
At 8:16 the 1918 pandemic is mentioned. How the universe sends you places.