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Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
Sequence of granite garden rooms and waterfalls tracing a president's four terms through depression and war.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, D.C. opens on the night before its 1997 dedication, when the statue chosen to greet visitors hid the leg braces and wheelchair Roosevelt relied on after polio. It follows the disability advocates, Roosevelt's own grandchildren, and members of Congress who pushed back, and the promise President Clinton made at the ceremony itself. Walk through the four granite rooms, one for each of his terms, and listen for how the falling water changes with the story.
This audio guide was created using AI.