FDR's Fala

fdrlibrary: Day 53: May 8

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:53:26 -0400

Day 53: May 8

ricvheltlantaya: The #FDRMemorial is one of #Washington DC’s...

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:52:18 -0400

The #FDRMemorial is one of #Washington DC’s top attractions and honors Franklin D. Roosevelt for leading the United States through the Great Depression and World War II. This impressive park-like memorial is spread over 7.5 acres and features four outdoor gallery rooms depicting the 12 years of FDR’s presidency. FDR was the only president to be elected four times. FDR was the only president to ever have a handicap. He suffered from polio and sat in a wheelchair. Sculptures inspired by photographs depict the 32nd president alongside his dog #Fala. The FDR memorial is the first monument designed to be wheelchair accessible. (at Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial)

Made for each other

Fri, 03 May 2013 20:37:47 -0400

Made for each other

The FDR Presidential Library is now on Tumblr. fdrlibrary: Day...

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:56:35 -0400

The FDR Presidential Library is now on Tumblr.

fdrlibrary:

Day 88: April 3

No Comment: Murray the Outlaw of Falahill

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:36:01 -0400

No Comment: Murray the Outlaw of Falahill:

new-square-fair-deal:

Né: Big Boy

Fala, a Scottish Terrier, was born on the 7th of April 1940. He would die April 5th of 1952 at the age of 11.

Fala’s first owner was Margaret Suckley, a cousin of the 32nd president Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Fala was given as a Christmas present to the president in 1940….

Thanks Buzzfeed! buzzfeedrewind: Fala: The Most Underrated...

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:22:50 -0500

Thanks Buzzfeed!

buzzfeedrewind:

Fala: The Most Underrated Presidential Dog

Sure we all remember Socks and Barney and of course there is Bo, but Fala is the greatest presidential pet of all time.

latimes: R.I.P. Presidential Pup Barney: Times Managing Editor...

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:36:32 -0500

latimes:

R.I.P. Presidential Pup Barney: Times Managing Editor Jimmy Orr, a staffer in George W. Bush’s White House, remembers the creation of the “Barney Cam.”

People liked our videos. People loved Barney. Why not strap a video camera to the first dog’s head, chase him through the White House so viewers can see the Christmas decorations from his vantage point, and stream it over the Internet?

Read more about Orr’s experiences in the Oval Office, and the passing of the 12-year-old Barney, here.

(Photo via Eric Draper / White House)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:13:02 -0500

ourfellowamericans:

People love FDR for many things: his leadership during two of the toughest phases in American history, his New Deal, the hope he instilled in the American people, his fireside chats, his activist wife.

What I love most is his relationship with his dog and best friend, Fala. No one has ever loved a dog more than FDR loved his - they are even buried next to each other in Hyde Park, NY.

Happy birthday to a wonderful president with a wonderful companionship with a wonderful Scottish Terrier.

Former First Dog Barney Bush Passes Away At Age 12 Former First...

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 14:26:30 -0500

Former First Dog Barney Bush Passes Away At Age 12

Former First Dog Barney Bush — a black Scottish terrier known for chasing golf balls and taking America on video tours of the White House — has passed away after a battle with lymphoma. He was 12.

Former President George W. Bush announced on Friday the passing of the “little fellow,” saying in a news release that “after twelve and a half years of life, his body could not fight off the illness.”

“Barney was by my side during our eight years in the White House,” said Bush, who also released Friday an oil painting he did of Barney (Image above). “He never discussed politics and was always a faithful friend. Laura and I will miss our pal.” (Dallas Morning News Trail Blazers Blog)

BarneyCam videos

Barney White House photos

Barney’s Official Bio

White House photo by Kimberlee Hewitt

Daisy Suckley plays with Fala in FDR’s White House Study,...

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:57:10 -0500

Daisy Suckley plays with Fala in FDR’s White House Study, December 20, 1941. (FDR Presidential Library & Museum)

Margaret “Daisy” Suckley and Fala, the dog she gave...

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:43:54 -0500

Margaret “Daisy” Suckley and Fala, the dog she gave FDR, at Top Cottage during the summer of 1941. This photo was taken by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

(FDR Presidential Library & Museum)

"I would prefer to visit the house on a winter afternoon, and have tea with the creature who brought..."

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 10:37:08 -0500

“I would prefer to visit the house on a winter afternoon, and have tea with the creature who brought F.D.R. some of his greatest moments of personal happiness. (I’m talking about his dog Fala, of course, Daisy’s gift to the president the year after the events depicted in the film.)”

- David Netto, referring to Wilderstein, home of Margaret (Daisey) Suckley, FDR’s cousin, Ghosts of the Hudson Valley - NYTimes.com

FDR’s Fala featured in book ‘Dogs of...

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:57:00 -0500

FDR’s Fala featured in book ‘Dogs of War’

Fala, the beloved Scottish terrier who brought levity to Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s presidential years, is in the news again.

The diminutive canine took away some of the burdens of a presidency that stretched from the dark days of the Depression to the near end of World War II. Fala delighted Roosevelt at the White House, at his New York home at Hyde Park and at the Little White House, Roosevelt’s rural Georgia retreat at Warm Springs.

Fala is one of a trio of famous pooches profiled in “Dogs of War,” written by Kathleen Kinsolving. In the book, Kinsolving relates the stories of Fala, Willie and Telek – all owned by key figures during World War II.

…

According to “Dogs of War,” FDR’s cousin, Margaret “Daisy” Suckley, decided in 1940 “that FDR might benefit enormously from the friendship of a new dog.” When a friend offered her a Scottish terrier pup, she presented “Big Boy” for Roosevelt.

The president renamed the dog “Murray, the Outlaw of Falahill,” in honor of a Scottish ancestor. It was a nickname, Fala, which stuck with the endearing dog as he moved onto the world stage with his famous owner. (The Times-Herald)

easymetaphors: dog people: fdr

Sun, 06 Jan 2013 17:22:44 -0500

easymetaphors:

dog people: fdr

eleanor-roosevelt: Eleanor Roosevelt, with Fala.

Sun, 06 Jan 2013 17:20:48 -0500

eleanor-roosevelt:

Eleanor Roosevelt, with Fala.

moroselylubricated: Internet pet humor is nothing new.

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 12:01:32 -0500

moroselylubricated:

Internet pet humor is nothing new.

"It was Fala, my husband’s little dog, who never really readjusted. Once, in 1945, when General..."

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 12:01:43 -0500

“It was Fala, my husband’s little dog, who never really readjusted. Once, in 1945, when General Eisenhower came to lay a wreath on Franklin’s grave, the gates of the regular driveway were opened and his automobile approached the house accompanied by the wailing of the sirens of a police escort. When Fala heard the sirens, his legs straightened out, his ears pricked up and I knew that he expected to see his master coming down the drive as he had come so many times. Later, when we were living in the cottage, Fala always lay near the dining-room door where he could watch both entrances just as he did when his master was there. Franklin would often decide suddenly to go somewhere and Fala had to watch both entrances in order to be ready to spring up and join the party on short notice. Fala accepted me after my husband’s death, but I was just someone to put up with until the master should return.”

- Eleanor Roosevelt (via necroromantic)

oinonio: April 21, 1945 Dear Fala, You probably don’t remember...

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 12:01:21 -0500

oinonio:

April 21, 1945

Dear Fala,

You probably don’t remember me. But I knew you back in our kennel days when we were a couple of young pups—in fact we chewed our first bone together, remember? In writing you this letter, I’m speaking for dogs throughout the world. For we are all deeply grieved to hear of the death of your master. Your personal loss is felt by all of us. You know as well as I do that leading a dog’s life is no bed of roses. But a dog’s life is for dogs. Human beings shouldn’t horn in on our territory. But lately a lot of men and women and kids have been leading a dog’s life, and your master was one of the humans who didn’t like to see that sort of thing happening. That’s why we respected him—he wanted to keep human beings in their right place. And he did something about it. He made plans, and people had confidence in his plans because his integrity and sincerity were felt the world over. In other words, he made a lot of people see the light, or as we’d put it, he put them on the right scent. Let’s hope they can keep their noses to the ground and work it out for themselves, even though his personal guidance has been taken away from them.

With deepest sympathy,

Fido

(via Letters of Note)

usnatarchives: In 1941, the staff at the Roosevelt Library...

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:39:41 -0500

usnatarchives:

In 1941, the staff at the Roosevelt Library celebrated the new institution’s first Christmas by decorating President Roosevelt’s private study. This small, blue stocking for FDR’s beloved Scottish terrier, Fala, is hanging next to the President’s stocking in the photo to the right.

Fala and FDR, ca. 1944 (Harry S. Truman Library and Museum)

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 13:05:00 -0400

Fala and FDR, ca. 1944 (Harry S. Truman Library and Museum)