On August 14, Roosevelt Island’s FDR Four Freedoms Park hosted the AARP New York celebration of President Franklin D Roosevelt signing the Social Security Act.
From the Roosevelt Island Twitterverse:
Members of @AARPNY celebrated 80th anniversary of #SocialSecurity at Park today – with a Social Security card cake! pic.twitter.com/1gQEyg45mN
Four Freedoms Park (@4FreedomsPark) August 14, 2015
Thank you @4FreedomsPark for hosting the @AARPNY 80th Birthday Celebration. The memorial and its staff were awesome pic.twitter.com/gz8xVhfaRB
David McNally (@dtmcnally) August 16, 2015
August 14 was a pivotal day in FDR history – learn about 3 events that continue to influence our lives today: http://t.co/GOG6zRtrb9
Four Freedoms Park (@4FreedomsPark) August 14, 2015
Here’s President Roosevelt’s August 14, 1935 speech after signing the Social Security Act
and a July 23, 2015 commemorative anniversary event on the past and future outlook of Social Security.