The United Nations

The United Nations. 1945, also, Fourth Term. , FDR believed that the failure of an international organization after World War I led directly to World War II. Under Roosevelt's urging, representatives from 26 countries signed a "Declaration by United Nations" in 1942. After FDR died, Eleanor Roosevelt served as a delegate to the UN. She chaired the commission that adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948., [Sidebar:] ,

Memorial Quotes in Room Four , "The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. Let us move forward with strong and active faith." , Undelivered Address, Prepared for April 13, 1945. , , "The structure of wold peace cannot be the work of one man, or one party, or one nation…it must be a peace which rests on the cooperative effort of the whole world." , Address to Congress on Yalta Conference, March 1, 1945, "Freedom of speech… , Freedom of worship… , Freedom from want… , Freedom from fear…" , Annual Address to Congress, January 6, 1941

, [Caption:] , FDR (seated, second from left) signed the "Declaration by United Nations" in Washington on January 1, 1942. The countries agreed "to defend life, liberty, independence and religious freedom, and to preserve human rights and justice in their own lands as well as in other lands.", [Tactile exhibit text:] , Room Four Fountain , The United States created a diplomatic framework to prevent another world war. The fear of nuclear war between former allies and nuclear powers the United States and the Soviet Union maintained a Cold War peace. The unorderly blocks in this fountain represent this uneasy stability. The two adversaries remained at odds throughout the second half of the 20th century. . This historical marker was erected in 2022 by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. It is in West Potomac Park in Southwest Washington in Washington District of Columbia