The date is December 29, 1940.  Franklin Delano Roosevelt has just been re-elected to an unprecedented third term in office.  But the world is in a crisis.   Nazi Germany has blazed the path of destruction across Europe, and America may soon be drawn into war.

Watch this famous moment come to life, as you meet with the President just prior to his delivery of the famous “Arsenal of Democracy” speech.   Learn what President Roosevelt was thinking, and listen to his plea for the support of our Allies.   Experience first hand the history that shaped our nation.

Neill Hartley is Franklin Delano Roosevelt in this fully staged historical presentation that will entertain and educate audiences from school age to adult.  Following the presentation, there will be time for comments and questions for the one of the most influential presidents of all time.

"We must be an arsenal for democracy"

Franklin Delano Roosevelt 1940. This program is sponsored by the New Jersey Council for the Humanities. Therese McClachrie Phone: (973) 835-5044