1. The FDR Memorial is for Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The memorial is a 7.5 acre memorial. There is also a 10 foot statue there of F.D.R. in a wheelchair. If you were to add 20 feet to the statue and then triple that size; what would be the new size?
2. There is now 7.5 acres of land at the memorial. If they were to double the size of it and then fill in 10 feet of the Tidal Basin and then double that; what would be the total amount of acreage at the FDR Memorial then?

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1.       When was FDR (Franklin Delano Roosevelt) born? and where?
2.       When was FDR stricken with polio?

1.       Where exactly was the memorial to be located?

1.       When was the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission established? and by who?
2.       Who were the five sculptors who created the bronze sculptures throughout the memorial?

1.       When did Franklin Delano Roosevelt die? and where?
2.       What education did Franklin D. Roosevelt have?

1.       Who was Franklin's mom?
2.       Who were Franklin's children?

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1. Is it true that the FDR Memorial is named after Franklin Delano Roosevelt? And is it true that the Memorial was built in 1945?
2. Is it true that the memorial is a 20 acre memorial?
3. Is it true that the memorial dedication took place on June 10, 1997?
4. Is it true that the memorial is vast, uncovered, and focuses on numerous statues, quotes, and waterfalls?
5. Fact/or Fiction Was the FDR's statue the fourth statue along the Tidal Basin in Washington D.C.?

     The FDR Memorial dedication took place on May 2,1997. The memorial was to be built in honor of Franklin Delano Roosevelt our 32nd president. The 7.5 acre memorial was designed by five sculptors named Leonard Baskin, Neil Eastern, Robert Graham, Tom Hardy, and George Segal.
     At the memorial there are four rooms which all serve as meanings of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. There are four because he served as president for four terms and was president until his death. The first room tells visitors about the first term of his presidency when most people where unemployed. In that room there are perhaps Franklin’s most famous words which are: “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” During Franklin’s first term Franklin helped many people find jobs and did all he could do for them.
     The second room is based upon his second term as president. This room displays Franklin’s talks about the New Deal, which created social security, worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance, welfare, and fair labor standards. This room also displays sculptures of people during the Great Depression and the other side of the wall are accomplishments of the New Deal.
     The third room is about the period from 1941-1945 during W.W.II. To get to the path you walk along the granite path and then walk into the room to hear the noise of the chaotic waterfall rushing down. In the room there is also a quote from FDR which details his feelings of the war. The quote is as follows: “I have seen the war. I have seen war on land and sea. I have seen blood running from the wounded. I have seen the dead in the mud. I have seen cities destroyed. I have seen children starving. I have seen the agony of mothers and wives. I hate war.”
     The fourth room is details of FDR’s last term as president which only lasted until April of that year, 1945. The room details the nation’s mourning of the death of their father figure “Franklin Delano Roosevelt”. It also shows all his creations and help to the world and also his efforts to bring the war to an end.

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1. # 90 
2. # 35 acres

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1. When was FDR (Franklin Delano Roosevelt) born?  January 30,1882 and where?  Hyde Park N.Y.
2. When was FDR stricken with polio?  1921

1. Where exactly was the memorial to be located?   Half way between the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials, along the Tidal Basin.

1. When was the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission established?  1955 and by who?   By the United States Congress
2. Who were the five sculptors who created the bronze sculptures throughout the memorial?   Leonard Baskin, Neil Eastern, Robert Graham, Tom Hardy, George Segal

1. When did Franklin Delano Roosevelt die?  April 12, 1945 and where?  Warm Springs, Georgia
2. What education did Franklin D. Roosevelt have?   Graduated from Harvard College, attended Columbia Law School

1. Who was Franklin's mom?   Sara Delano Roosevelt
2. Who were Franklin's children?   Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, James Roosevelt, Elliot Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr., John Aspinwall Roosevelt

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Answers to Fact and Fiction

1. Part one- Fact- Part two- Fiction
2. Fiction
3. Fiction
4. Fact
5. Fact

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March, 2002. http://www.americanpresident.org    http://www.kreative.net/cooper/TourOfDC/monuments/FDR/