In Memory of Franklin Delano Roosevelt

In Memory of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (HML59)

Location: Washington, DC 20408
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 53.612', W 77° 1.413'

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In Memory of Franklin Delano Roosevelt,1882-1945.

In September, 1941, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt called his friend, Supreme Court Justice Frankfurter, to the White House and asked the Justice to remember the wish he then expressed:

"If any memorial is erected to me, I know exactly what I should like it to be. I should like it to consist of a block about the size of this (putting his hand on his desk) and placed in the center of that green plot in front of the Archives building. I don't care what it is made of, whether limestone, or granite or whatnot, but I want it plain without ornamentation, with the simple carving, ?In Memory Of ___________________'."

A small group of living associates of the President, on April 12, 1965, the twentieth anniversary of his death, fulfilled his wish by providing and dedicating this modest memorial.
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HM NumberHML59
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Year Placed1965
Placed ByAssociates of President Roosevelt
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Date Added Wednesday, October 15th, 2014 at 9:32am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 324507 N 4306908
Decimal Degrees38.89353333, -77.02355000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 53.612', W 77° 1.413'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 53' 36.72" N, 77° 1' 24.78" W
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Area Code(s)202
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 4305 US-50, Washington DC 20408, US
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