The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
proudly announces a new Library Trustee
U.S. Government and U.S. History educator Adam Weisler, Ph.D.
HYDE PARK, NY -- The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum has announced a new Library Trustee, Dr. Adam Weisler. The Trustees are charged with ensuring FDR's legacy is preserved and accessible to the public for generations to come.
Roosevelt Library Director Paul Sparrow said, "President Roosevelt created the Trustees to ensure that this first Presidential Library would have both financial and popular support. We are proud and honored to welcome Dr. Weisler to the Trustees and look forward to working with him for many years."
Dr. Adam Weisler has taught in the social studies department at Scarsdale High School in Scarsdale, New York since 1998. He specializes in U.S. Government and U.S. History. He has taught Advanced Placement courses in United States History, U.S. Government and Politics, and Macroeconomics, as well as courses in United States History and Global History, and an elective course on Post-WWII United States History and Culture. Weisler received a B.A. in Political Science from George Washington University, and an M.A, M.Phil, and a Ph.D. in Political Science from Columbia University. He earned his Ed.M. in Social Studies from Teachers College, Columbia University.
He is a member of the American Political Science Association, the Organization of American Historians, and American Historical Association. Weisler interned for the Clinton Presidential Campaign and the Democratic National Convention in 1992. He had previously interned with Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV (United States Senate) and Rep. Richard A. Gephardt (Majority Leader, United States House of Representatives).
Dr. Weisler is looking forward to joining the Library Trustees. He said, "As someone who has worked first-hand in presidential libraries as a Ph.D. candidate, and visited Hyde Park for well over a decade with my students as an educator, I have come to know both the multifaceted importance of presidential libraries in our society generally and the remarkably special place that the FDR Library is in particular. I am humbled to be a trustee and anxious to be of service to an institution I care so much about."
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
Designed by Franklin Roosevelt and dedicated on June 30, 1941, the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum is the nation's first presidential library and the only one used by a sitting president. Administered by the National Archives and Records Administration since 1941, the Library preserves and makes accessible to the American people the records of FDR's presidency. The Roosevelt Library's mission is to foster a deeper understanding of the lives and times of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and their continuing impact on contemporary life. This work is carried out through the Library's archives and research room, museum collections and exhibitions, innovative educational programs, and engaging public programming. For more information about the Library or its programs call (800) 337-8474 or visit
www.fdrlibrary.org.
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