The Place of Franklin D. Roosevelt in History. .

The author focuses on U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He recalls the dinner meeting that Roosevelt gave in 1939 for the trustees and historians to discuss plans for the management of the Roosevelt Library at Hyde Park, New York. He cites that the president's grave was put close to the Roosevelt Library, and by the family home which became a national shrine visited by people every year. He mentions the literary works of Roosevelt including official papers, personal letters and memoirs.