On Veterans Day, the Museum will offer free admission to veterans of all conflicts, along with an engaging slate of commemorative programming. 

In what was described as a “homey little ceremony on the back porch of the White House,” Franklin Roosevelt entered into his fourth term as President with stoic optimism.

In her December 8, 1941, My Day column, Eleanor Roosevelt reflects on the moment she learned of Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor and other locations, describing the nation’s shift from uncertainty to resolve. 

African American truck drivers of the Red Ball Express kept American units supplied in the race across France during the summer and fall of 1944.

President Harry Truman's Independence Day message of July 4, 1945 offered words of consolation and hope at a time of immense stress for the nation—and himself.