2008 Woodie Awards
Legacy of Roosevelt lives on through Four Freedoms Medal
Louis P. Ortiz III
Issue date: 11/10/05 Section: Features
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Through all the political propaganda or what society calls "red tape," tradition remains constant in Hyde Park.
As the 32nd president of the United States, Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) was a man that worked toward structuring a government that represents society positively.
On January 6, 1941, FDR explored the realm of making a democracy flourish. According to the Roosevelt Institute, it was on that day when "one of the most important speeches of the twentieth century" introduced the four freedoms.
Known as the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Medals, each year the Roosevelt estate holds a reception that acknowledges men and women for their achievements in commitment to either "freedom of speech and expression, freedom of worship, freedom from want or freedom from fear."
This year, figures that have impacted the world of politics, academia, and service were introduced into the Roosevelt family courtesy of Anne Roosevelt, FDR's granddaughter.
"We gather each and every year here or in Middleburg to remember the wisdom of the four freedoms," Roosevelt said. "That clear articulation of what it means to be a democracy. We also gather together to be reminded of what leadership looks like," Roosevelt said.
Veteran news journalist, Tom Brokaw, Thomas Kean and Lee Hamilton of the 9/11 commission, Cornell West of Princeton University, and Marsha Evans of the American Red Cross were those individuals celebrated for their contribution to 'tomorrow's future,' as explained by FDR himself.
Former President Bill Clinton was in attendance as the individual to encompass all four freedoms. According to WhiteHouse.com, Clinton is only the second democrat to be reelected for a second term. The first was Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Clinton posed a depiction of FDR's mentality as the significant historical premise for the world society strives for and the freedoms medals themselves.
"And if ever there was a pillar of self-reliance in the deepest and most pronounce sense, it was Roosevelt who believed that both the government had to be an instrument to the common good and he personally had to live a responsible life," Clinton said.
As the 32nd president of the United States, Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) was a man that worked toward structuring a government that represents society positively.
On January 6, 1941, FDR explored the realm of making a democracy flourish. According to the Roosevelt Institute, it was on that day when "one of the most important speeches of the twentieth century" introduced the four freedoms.
Known as the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Medals, each year the Roosevelt estate holds a reception that acknowledges men and women for their achievements in commitment to either "freedom of speech and expression, freedom of worship, freedom from want or freedom from fear."
This year, figures that have impacted the world of politics, academia, and service were introduced into the Roosevelt family courtesy of Anne Roosevelt, FDR's granddaughter.
"We gather each and every year here or in Middleburg to remember the wisdom of the four freedoms," Roosevelt said. "That clear articulation of what it means to be a democracy. We also gather together to be reminded of what leadership looks like," Roosevelt said.
Veteran news journalist, Tom Brokaw, Thomas Kean and Lee Hamilton of the 9/11 commission, Cornell West of Princeton University, and Marsha Evans of the American Red Cross were those individuals celebrated for their contribution to 'tomorrow's future,' as explained by FDR himself.
Former President Bill Clinton was in attendance as the individual to encompass all four freedoms. According to WhiteHouse.com, Clinton is only the second democrat to be reelected for a second term. The first was Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Clinton posed a depiction of FDR's mentality as the significant historical premise for the world society strives for and the freedoms medals themselves.
"And if ever there was a pillar of self-reliance in the deepest and most pronounce sense, it was Roosevelt who believed that both the government had to be an instrument to the common good and he personally had to live a responsible life," Clinton said.