this was home. this was where his heart always was. he once said to his friends and neighbors, my heart has always been here. it always will be. and it was. this is where he always drew strength and happiness throughout his entire life. franklin dell nor roosevelt, the 32nd president of the united states, was born and raised in this house, and he was buried right here on the estate as well. the roosevelts originally had a different estate, a little bit down the road from this property. and the house burnt to the ground in 1865. and then fdr s father, mr. james roosevelt, purchased this property to be their new home in the hudson valley. fdr s parents were james and sarah delanor roosevelt. and mr. james roosevelt had a wife before sarah. her name was rebecca howland. she passed away in 1876. four years later in 1880, mr. james married sarah delano. he was 52 years old and she was only 26. she was half his age. and james and sarah only had the one child, franklin delano roosev
this was home. this was where his heart always was. he once said to his friends and neighbors, my heart has always been here. it always will be. and it was. this is where he always drew strength and happiness throughout his entire life. franklin dell nor roosevelt, the 32nd president of the united states, was born and raised in this house, and he was buried right here on the estate as well. the roosevelts originally had a different estate, a little bit down the road from this property. and the house burnt to the ground in 1865. and then fdr s father, mr. james roosevelt, purchased this property to be their new home in the hudson valley. fdr s parents were james and sarah delanor roosevelt. and mr. james roosevelt had a wife before sarah. her name was rebecca howland. she passed away in 1876. four years later in 1880, mr. james married sarah delano. he was 52 years old and she was only 26. she was half his age. and james and sarah only had the one child, franklin delano roosev
huckabee. see that conversation tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. xxx join us on c-span3 sunday for an american history tv live special. the 19 ch 67 detroit riots. 50th anniversary. at noon eastern, pulitzer prize winning historian heather ann thompson of the university of michigan and detroit free press editorial page editor steven henderson. at 1:15 p.m. eastern former detroit police chief isaiah, ike mckinnon and former detroit free press journalist tim kiska. an american history tv special. the 1967 detroit riots. 50th anniversary, live, sunday t noon eastern on c-span3. for the next hour, an american history tv exclusive. our cities tour visits hyde park, new york, to learn more about its unique history. for six years now, we ve traveled the cities across the u.s. to explore their literary and historic sites. you can watch more of our visits at c-span.org/cities tour. this was home. this was where his heart always was. he once said to his friends and neighbo
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