FDR's First Inaugural Address: Resources

Your one-stop shop for all things inaugural, this official U.S. Senate website neatly details each presidential inaugural ceremony. You'll find transcripts, trivia, pictures, and videos (for the recent ones, at least).

A repository for everything you could ever want to learn about our 32nd president. This website for the FDR Presidential Library and Museum offers biographies, primary source documents, and museum information for those looking for something to do with their grandparents.

True to its name, this Ken Burns miniseries gives viewers a no-holds-barred look inside one of America's political dynasties by focusing on the rise of Teddy Roosevelt followed by his characteristically different but equally talented fifth cousin, Franklin D. Roosevelt.

The title really says it all here. One of America's most famous men hunts down werewolves. It's like Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter…with even less of a basis in history.

This might come as a shock to modern-day Americans, but FDR's tenure as one of the best presidents of the 20th century (and possibly all time) was not a foregone conclusion. This article from Slate details how a relatively minor political figure with a famous last name catapulted into the history books at the 1932 Democratic National Convention.

U.S. history nerds, rejoice! Thanks to helpful aides and attentive listeners, we're lucky enough to have transcripts of every inaugural address since that of George Washington. And as is custom each time there is a new one, political pundits have to rank 'em. With so many good choices, it speaks volumes that FDR appears on this list twice.

Certainly one of the most captivating scenes to be shown on C-SPAN, early video footage of President Roosevelt's entire inaugural address is available online.

Rather than tweeting out dank memes or a well-crafted selfie, FDR used the radio to reach 60 million Americans in the days following his inauguration to explain the drastic actions he was undertaking to fix the country.

The one-stop shop for the super nerd hoping to create an FDR soundboard, this page from his presidential library has a collection of famous phrases. Hopefully someone starts sampling them soon.

A diagnosis of polio and paralysis of his lower body did little to slow down Franklin Delano Roosevelt. However, perception mattered, and he took great pains to not be photographed in his wheelchair.

During his 12 years in office, President Roosevelt worked with dozens of high-profile world leaders, but he's most remembered for working with fellow Allied powers Great Britain and the USSR, led by Churchill and Stalin, respectively. Together they drew up plans for what the world would look like after years of war and were immortalized in photos like this one.