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One of the things that amazes me most about this project is that every now and then, a piece of the puzzle drops mysteriously from the sky, as if by preordained writ. I noted in a previous post how a … Continue reading
Tag Archives: FDR
Project Lathrop Brown
I was sitting in the Suite a few weeks ago, looking around, and I must admit to being quite impressed. With furniture mostly in place, pictures on the walls, mementos scattered everywhere, the place is really starting to become a … Continue reading
Interior Design, and Redesign, Harvard 1900
Shortly after last year’s FDR dinner, I received an email from a certain Mr. Dave Robinson in Maine, inquiring as to whether or not we’d be interested in taking a look at some of the Harvard photos and ephemera he’d … Continue reading
Christmas Revised: December 1900
When the streets of the city are whitened with snow And windows coated with rime, When the tree is awaiting its wonderful fruit, And the bells are beginning to chime, The children need listen no more in their beds For … Continue reading
Lathrop Brown and FDR: Epilogue
Long before I had ever heard of the FDR Suite, I’d visited an absolutely spectacular spot on California’s coast. Located along Highway 1, just south of Big Sur, the Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park boasts some of the most beautiful … Continue reading
Lathrop Brown and FDR: Endgame
(This is the fifth and final installment in a continuing series taken from the unpublished notes of filmmaker Pare Lorentz. For the introduction to these articles, click HERE.) The Lathrop Brown Interviews: Part V – Endgame _________________ 1921 and Thereafter … Continue reading
Lathrop Brown, Political Dilettante
In this the third in a series of articles on FDR’s longtime friend and Harvard roommate, Lathrop Brown, we take a break from the Pare Lorentz interviews to focus a bit on Brown’s own political career. While FDR battled his … Continue reading
Lathrop Brown and FDR: The Harvard Years
(This is the second installment in a continuing series taken from the unpublished notes of filmmaker Pare Lorentz. For the introduction to these articles, click HERE.) The Lathrop Brown Interviews: Part II – The Harvard Years Having a good time … Continue reading
Third Annual FDR Memorial Lecture and Gala Dinner Plans Finalized
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 … Continue reading
George Washington Lewis
I’ve been doing a bit of research on the Porcellian Club, in advance of the architectural walking tour I’m leading this November for the Harvard Alumni Association entitled Presidential Pathways: Tracing TR and FDR at Harvard (More on that later.) … Continue reading