Tag: History of American Popular Culture

• Fall Returns

  Greetings All! Just a very quick note to welcome in the new semester, and let you know of two developments. First, a brand new tour: ( If for any reason,…

• The Ad World

  It’s been said you can tell an age by its advertising, and to the extent we possess the records, the adage seems to be true: ancient graffiti on the walls…

• Changes

  Just a quick note from 101º Cambridge to let you know of some of the improvements to the FDR Suite web site. The menus and content have been entirely re-arranged…

• Extra, Extra! John the Orangeman, Revealed!

  Without fail, whenever I give a tour of the FDR Suite, someone asks me who’s that bearded man with dancing eyes, merrily peering out from the frame on the mantle…

• FDR Suite Video Tour

  I put together this short tour from several hours of footage we shot this week while testing the cameras and lighting for the New Fireside Chats. There’s many a photographic…

• The Widow

  “Having a good time was of major importance in those days at Harvard. Customary procedure was to study for ten days with a tutor before an examination and never open…