Category: FDR Memorial Lecture and Dinner

Part II of Curtis Roosevelt’s address at the 3rd Annual FDR Memorial Lecture and Gala Dinner.

Curtis Roosevelt at Adams House, Harvard College, Part II from Michael Weishan on Vimeo.

For those of you who were unable to attend the 3rd Annual FDR Memorial Lecture and Gala Dinner, here’s part one of Curtis’ address. You’ll need a high speed connection to view this 30 minute clip.

Curtis Roosevelt Address – FDR Lecture 2010: Part I from Michael Weishan on Vimeo.

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The battle begins: two hours, and 250 chairs and 27 tables to move and assemble, labor provided through the good offices of the FDR Institute’s Matthew Young and his hale and hardy band of volunteers.

Brooms at the ready

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Getting there. The spectacular floral creations of Teresa Kiritsy’s Creative Themes arrive

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Just in time, the show begins: a [...]

We at the Foundation are happy to relate that Mr. Curtis Roosevelt has landed in Boston, via an 18 hour trip from Western MA through 1.5 feet of snow!
No matter. The Roosevelt stamina lives on. Here’s Mr. C. R, 1/2 hour off the gate, and thrust into a studio at WGBH’s Greater Boston.

Talk about game! [...]

Yesterday I received the nicest note from one of our supporters. She’s had some health issues this year, and didn’t feel up to making the trip to Cambridge. Instead, she sent us a check for two tickets, asking that we give them to someone who might not otherwise be able to attend.
This got me to [...]

Hello All!
I’m back from the rainy west, and have received inquiries from a number of you regarding the exact schedule for the FDR Lecture and Dinner on the 27th.
Here it is:
• 4:30   Third Annual FDR Memorial Lecture in the Adams House Dining Hall, 26 Plympton Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our speaker this year is Curtis Roosevelt, [...]

Thanks to Donn Leonard, our tireless and talented chef, we’ve turned up this wonderful menu, served on March 4th 1938 at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington DC and hosted by President Roosevelt, which will serve as our guide for the FDR Memorial Lecture and Dinner on the 27th:
Double Strength Borsht
Breast of Guinea Hen
On Smithfield Ham [...]

Curtis Roosevelt, eldest grandson of FDR and our guest speaker for the Third Annual FDR Memorial Lecture and Dinner has announced that he will be discussing Past as Prologue: FDR, Obama, and the Perils of First Year Politics. This looks to be a fascinating topic, and we are absolutely thrilled to have Mr. Roosevelt come [...]

Good news! Advance tickets for the February 27th event will be available starting tomorrow 1/7/10 at noon EST at the Harvard Box Office. While online sales won’t open to the general public until the end of this week, you may order tickets by phone by calling the HBO charge-by-phone number (617.496.2222). I’ll post the web [...]

Below you’ll find the official press release for the FDR dinner in February, with details for ordering tickets and securing accommodation. Just one important note for those of you who have become members over the last year: you need to apply to me (Michael) at mweishan at fas dot harvard dot edu, not the Harvard [...]