TED Talks
Marc Pachter: The art of the interview
Marc Pachter has conducted live interviews with some of the most intriguing characters in recent American history as part of a remarkable series created for the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. He reveals the secret to a great...
Wonderscape
Eleanor Roosevelt: From Advocate to First Lady of New York
Discover how Eleanor Roosevelt transitioned from volunteering and advocacy work to becoming an influential figure in politics alongside her husband, Franklin D. Roosevelt. Learn about her efforts during World War I, her role in...
Wonderscape
Eleanor Roosevelt's Legacy: A Lifetime of Service
After Franklin Roosevelt’s passing, Eleanor continued her incredible legacy of public service. She played a pivotal role in shaping the United Nations and drafting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Later, she advised on women’s...
Wonderscape
Eleanor Roosevelt: The New Kind of First Lady
Learn how Eleanor Roosevelt transformed the role of First Lady, using her platform to advocate for civil rights, women’s rights, and the New Deal. From her tireless travel around the U.S. to her groundbreaking press conferences and...
Wonderscape
The Early Life of Eleanor Roosevelt: Shaping a Trailblazer
Explore the early life of Eleanor Roosevelt, from her difficult childhood to her transformative years at Allenswood Academy in London. Discover how these formative experiences shaped her into one of the most influential First Ladies in...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Frank Abe - The Literature of Japanese American Incarceration
Frank Abe, a third-generation Japanese American, co-edited the anthology "The Literature of Japanese American Incarceration" with Floyd Chung for Penguin Classics. The anthology presents a comprehensive collection of writings, including...
Curated Video
First Ladies
The role of the First Lady of the United States has changed over the years. These women have shaped the White House as well as the nation.
Tarver Academy
Eleanor Roosevelt Quote on on Feeling Inferior
In This Episode, Tyler Teaches Us About Eleanor Roosevelt's Quote on on Feeling Inferior
Curated Video
The Bill of Rights: Cornerstone of US Society?
Written by Founding Father James Madison in 1789, The Bill of Rights makes up the first ten amendments to the US Constitution. Many people still consider the Bill of Rights to be the cornerstone of our society, but not everyone agrees.
Curated Video
Marian Anderson: The Opera Singer Who Challenged Segregation
When Black singer Marian Anderson was barred from performing in Washington by the Daughters of the Revolution – her Lincoln Memorial performance made her an icon of the Civil Rights Movement.
Wonderscape
History Kids: Eleanor Roosevelt
In this video, we learn about the life of Eleanor Roosevelt, who is described as a trailblazer. The video highlights her early years, her marriage to Franklin Roosevelt, her role as First Lady, and her work after leaving the White House.
Getty Images
Dinner honors House Speaker, Sam Rayburn
Testimonial dinner for House Speaker Sam Rayburn of Texas is attended by many party notables, including Ex-President Truman, Adlai Stevenson, Governor W. Averell Harriman of NY, Eleanor Roosevelt, Bess Truman, Mrs Woodrow Wilson (Edith...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
President Franklin Roosevelt and family in Hyde Park, NY
MS Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, and Sara Ann Delano Roosevelt, the president's mother, pose with clergyman on steps of church; Roosevelt holds a cane in one hand and leans on the arm of an aide / PAN other...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Pres. Franklin Roosevelt campaigns in Flint, MI
Pres. Franklin Roosevelt speaking into microphones from car in street, Eleanor Roosevelt sits to side, crowd in bg / various shots MS crowd behind rope, children in front; people pass in fg / POV crowds seen from moving train or car;...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Pres. Franklin Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt in motorcade; President speaks from car
Various shots Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and MI Gov. Frank Murphy in open car leading motorcade, men stand on running boards, crowds on sidewalk / motorcade rounds corner, crowds on sidewalks / President's car, people wave from...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
President Franklin D. Roosevelt celebrates Thanksgiving with children crippled with polio at Warm Springs Foundation in Warm Springs, GA
Title card: "Roosevelt talks turkey" / Pres. Franklin Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt sitting at table with children, other children at other table in foreground / SOT Roosevelt, ready to carve turkey, speaking; he jokes about...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
A look back at President Franklin D Roosevelt's first year in office
LS-TILT UP elevated rear view of crowd in attendance in front of US Capitol bldg for the first inauguration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt / MCU Roosevelt at desk, addresses camera / MCU Roosevelt at desk, signs the Cullen-Harrison...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Pres. Franklin Roosevelt speaks at campaign event at Chicago Stadium
President Franklin D. Roosevelt at podium, audience behind him applauding, maybe press people below stage; he waves; man pours glass of water at side of podium / same shot; people take their seats and Roosevelt begins speech saying he...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
President Franklin D. Roosevelt speaks at the Jackson Day dinner in Washington, DC
At the Mayflower Hotel during the Jackson Day dinner, Eleanor Roosevelt chats with Vice President John Nance Garner; Pres. Franklin Roosevelt motions for the attendees to sit / WS SOT Roosevelt, wearing pince nez: "in our nation today we...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
President Franklin Roosevelt and his family on beach at Roosevelt's summer retreat on Campobello Island in New Brunswick, Canada
Pres. Franklin Roosevelt's mother Sara Delano Roosevelt sitting on beach with her grandson John and his wife Ann on her right, grandson James to her left, grandson Franklin, Jr., smoking behind his grandmother / two shots of Pres....
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Franklin Roosevelt and members of his administration
Title card: "Blue Eagle wings way over nation" / two-shot Franklin D. Roosevelt, wearing a light-colored hat, with Eleanor Roosevelt; cameras flash, both smile / General Hugh S. Johnson / VS Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins, wearing a...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Eventful 1945 sees the passing of President Roosevelt and unconditional surrender from the Germans
(Washington, DC 1/20/1945) LS White House with a few MPs guarding on snowy lawn / MS side view Pres. Franklin Roosevelt swears in on White House portico / rear WS large crowd / VS Roosevelt waves, son Elliot behind him smiling / MS...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Pres. Franklin Roosevelt receives honorary law degree at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland
Title card: "ROOSEVELT SPENDS DAY WITH FRIENDS!" / MLS yacht afloat / MS rear view of men boarding yacht / MS President Franklin D. Roosevelt (standing with hidden brace) shakes hands with man as First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and Maryland...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
On Mother's Day, Mrs. John Henry Hammond welcomes Eleanor Roosevelt to home of Theodore Roosevelt
CU side view Mrs. John Henry Hammond (Emily Vanderbilt Sloane Hammond) stands near flag and speaks, SOT welcoming First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to Roosevelt House, home of former Pres. Theodore Roosevelt / CU Eleanor; SOT says she is very...