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FDR's Last Day at the White House

Before his final trip to Warm Springs, FDR spent his last day at the White House, 80 years ago on March 29, 1945. Before his train departed, he presented Jonathan Daniels with his commission as the new Press Secretary.

Explore the contents of FDR's Oval Office Desk: https://fdr.artifacts.archives.gov/advancedsearch/Objects/labelText%3AFDR%E2%80%99S%20OVAL%20OFFICE%20DESK

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so in an attempt to actually use positive thinking, anytime i fuck up and my brain reacts as if ive cause a minor apocalyptic event, i compare my fuck up to the 4 minute fuck up committed by the crew of the uss william d porter.

and only today, as i was having to explain what happened to my mom when i was explaining the whole comparison thing, did i realise that most people dont know about it and ive decided that needs to change because its objectively hilarious.

...which is a weird thing to say about an event that occured on a warship in 1943, specifically november 14th.

see the uss william d porter was a fletcher-class destroyer but you dont need to know what that means, just that she had guns that went bang bang and that she was escorting another ship, the uss iowa, to cairo.

while they were on their way there, they performed some gun trials like testing the anti-aircraft guns or the torpedos. and while they were running a torpedo drill, the crew of the porter managed to fire a live torpedo straight at the iowa which you know, in terms of a list of things to do while escorting a ship, shooting a torpedo at them is not on that list.

especially if the president of the united states is on board.

yeah so fdr was on board and the gun trials were actually his idea, and part of the trials was that they were conducted under radio silence.

and that means the crew of the porter couldnt just call the iowa to be like "move out the way, we accidentally shot a torpedo at you."

but they did have signal lamps and you know, the signalman on board was trained to signal this exact kind of message.

...and uh never mind, the signalman did manage to successfully tell the iowa that a torpedo was coming toward them but wasnt as successful when it came to the direction the torpedo was coming from.

not all hope is lost though because the signalman could still use the signal lamp to correct his previous mistake and-, never mind, he announced that the porter was reversing, which she wasnt.

yeah so at catastrophic mistake number 3, they broke radio silence to warn the iowa and she managed to turn out of the way just in time which meant no one got hurt. and even though the inquiry into the incident led to chief torpedoman (fantastic job title btw) lawton dawson being sentences to hard labour, fdr intervened and waved away his sentence, saying it was all an accident.

but yeah, so thats my new measure for "how much did i really fuck up?" and when i compared accidentally picking up a pencil case without a tag on it in wilko, turns out it was a very minor fuck-up. yes, the cashier had to ask another worker to grab a duplicate so they could scan the barcode, but i didnt nearly kill the president during wartime via accidental friendly fire

[joydoesathing]

red and blue roses 🌹

i like their last name. it's really fancy :))

explanation of this series here in the caption of this post

"how's your side of the rose field?"

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Ryu Number: Keanu Reeves

[perfectfeelings]

There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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On December 7th, 1941, 83 years ago today, the Empire of Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, a US Naval Harbour situated on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. The result of this strike was the US officially joining the ongoing world war raging in Europe.

The attack claimed the lives of 2,403 U.S. personnel, including 68 civilians and destroyed and damaged 19 U.S. Navy ships, including 8 battleships.

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These folks look suitably grim as they listen to the election returns at the temporary "wigwam" in the 7th Avenue Armory on November 6, 1928. Governor Alfred E. Smith, the Democratic candidate for president, is seated in the second row, third from the left. He lost to Herbert Hoover by 17 percentage points. Franklin D. Roosevelt, the (successful) candidate to succeed Smith as New York governor, is in the first row, third from the left.

Photo: Associated Press

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There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

[fdrlibrary]

FDR's Last Day in Hyde Park

80 years ago, on March 28, 1945, FDR spent his last day in Hyde Park.

Explore the contents of FDR's Private Study on our website: https://fdr.artifacts.archives.gov/collections/10457/fdrs-private-study/objects

This is the FDR's actual office, not a recreation. The study remains almost precisely as he left it on his last visit here.

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[joydoesathing]

your series of anime girl-ified presidents is so good they feel like something out of a themed trading card or gacha game in the best way

awieee i'm glad you like them hehe 💗💗💗

as a side treat, here's a compilation of my latest progressive era pretties 😊💗

[citizenscreen]

On March 12, 1933, eight days after his inauguration, President Franklin D. Roosevelt gives his first national radio address—or “fireside chat”—broadcast directly from the White House. #OnThisDay

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guys… look at him… my shayla…

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