FDR's Little White House in Warm Springs, GA

FDR bought the Little White House while governor of NY in 1932; he visited 16 times and was here when he died in 1945 from a massive stroke at the age of 63

FDR drove this 1938 Ford when he visited Warm Springs; he designed the hand controls from farm equipment allowing him the freedom to drive around the area and meet the locals

The natural buoyancy provided by warm waters brought polio victims here for rehabilitation; during his first 100 days in office, FDR spearheaded unprecedented legislation and issued a profusion of executive orders that instituted the New Deal

FDR helped launch the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis which would later become the March of Dimes; the NFIP was instrumental in developing a vaccine for polio

FDR started stamp collecting as a child and built a vast collection; Roosevelt is usually rated by scholars among the nation's greatest presidents, after George Washington and Abraham Lincoln

Built in the late 1800s, the Tally-Ho was used to transport visitors to the Meriwether Inn; FDR bought the inn and this stagecoach was often used in parades until it went on permanent display

Roosevelt took office in the midst of the Great Depression, the worst economic crisis in U.S. history; after the attack on Pearl Harbor, FDR led the US into WW II but died shortly before the Allied victory

FDR's love of the sea is evident in the living room; FDR died 3 months into his fourth term; he was responsible for creating Social Security, the FDIC, SEC and FCC

The Little White House had modern conveniences such as an electric range, toaster and waffle iron; the house is quite small with just 2 bedrooms

As a memorial to FDR, each state contributed a specimen of native stone which today lines the walkway to the Little White House; FDR was famous for his 30+ fireside chats

FDR was sitting for this portrait when he collapsed and died; the Roosevelt Memorial is located next to the Jefferson Memorial on the Tidal Basin in Washington DC but FDR is buried at his birthplace in Hyde Park, NY

As FDR's body left Warm Springs, this accordion player was performing Going Home; FDR was greatly admired for leading the US out of the Great Depression