This one’s for the inspirational quote lovers out there.

The first hallway sets the stage onto which Roosevelt entered, in the middle of the Great Depression that his predecessor Herbert Hoover had watched commence and failed to reverse. All told, voters in the 1932 election were keener on FDR’s “New Deal” platform than on Hoover’s “Look, Just Give Me Four More Years of Suffering and I Swear It’ll All Be Worth It”.

Portrait of the young lawyer on the way to his first political office in 1910.

Fashion accessories for supporters of his later Presidential campaigns.

When not at the White House or traveling, this was FDR’s home office.

After polio struck in the early 1920s, accoutrements added to his routines included leg braces and pincers for grabbing faraway objects, in addition to the famous wheelchair.

Roosevelt’s 1936 Ford Phaeton was modified with hand controls so he could keep on cruisin’ solo.

After winning an unprecedented third term in office, his 1941 State of the Union address set forth his belief in the “Four Freedoms” that all humans worldwide ought to consider rights. You might recognize the first two from our Constitution.

The idealistic Freedoms 3 and 4 went a bit beyond existing rule of law, but sounded great out loud.

Parts of Eleanor’s life can also be found throughout the museum, such as this wartime uniform.

Selected works from the bibliography of author Eleanor Roosevelt, who wrote or co-wrote 27 in all. Good luck finding another First Lady remotely her equal.

Eleanor’s typewriter, reminding us writers don’t need microchips to be prolific.

Another lady on Roosevelt’s side: li’l actress Shirley Temple, campaigning to end polio on behalf of the March of Dimes, founded under a longer, duller name by Roosevelt in 1938.

That killjoy Prohibition was ended on Roosevelt’s watch when the 21st Amendment repealed the 18th in 1933. Much partying ensued, some using this commemorative set bearing the faces of FDR, New York Governor Alfred Smith, and Democratic Party chairman James Farley.

When FDR was initially enigmatic about his thoughts on seeking a third term, this papier-mâché Sphinx parody awaited him at the Gridiron Club’s annual dinner in 1940.

Not everyone was thrilled with the idea of a President overstaying his welcome, including cartoonist Leo Roche in this 1939 strip.

Before the Nazis grabbed the world’s attention, Americans fought not with guns and ammo, but with dueling political buttons.

On the brighter side: doggie! A small statue honors his dog Fala, a Scottish Terrier who outlived his master and kept Eleanor company till 1952.

More busts not unlike those we saw outside,, but now with Eleanor as well as FDR.