Holiday World

Present Exhibitions
Many summer-time art exhibits will be continuing into the fall. An Edward Steichen Retrospective will show the work of the master photographer to Jan. 4, 2001. Two hundred works from Steichen’s days as a fashion photographer with Vanity Fair and Vogue will be shown.

Hours of Operation and Location
The Whitney Museum of American Art is located at 946 Madison Ave. The Whitney is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday; Thursday from 1 to 9 p.m. and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the weekends. Admission to the Whitney is: adults, $10; seniors and students, $8. For group tours of 10 people or more, call 212-570-7720. Visit the Whitney’s web site at www.whitney.org. (more…)

The United Nations Headquarters building in New York City is the home of the international organization and one of the most visited sites in the city. President Franklin D. Roosevelt first coined the term United Nations during the early years of World War II. The idea of a world body to sort out and settle disputes had been around for generations. Woodrow Wilson failed to organize the League of Nations after the War to End All Wars in 1918 and it took the devastation of the Second World War to bring nations to the United Nations flag in 1945. The United Nations presently has 191 member nations.

Guarding the World
Today the United Nations has peacekeeping soldiers on duty in dozens of world hotspots and serves as a forum for international diplomacy. The United Nations Headquarters complex houses the General Assembly Building, the Secretariat Building, the Dag Hammerskjold Library and the Conference Building. The United Nations complex is unique in its own right and also has some great treasures from around the world.

The Golden Rule
Americans will love the mosaic based on the Norman Rockwell painting “The Golden Rule”. The painting was done by Rockwell who felt that every religion had tenets similar to the Golden Rule. The mosaic show common people of many different cultures with the words “Do unto Others as You Would Have Them Do unto You” as an inscription. Another amazing work of art is a trestle train carving made from the tusks of eight elephants which was donated to the United Nations building by the People’s Republic of China in 1974. (more…)

Hours of Operation and Location
Tours of the United Nations Headquarters complex are held every day and start at 30-minute intervals. Tours are held from 9:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. During the months of January and February, the UN buildings are closed on the weekends. Tours are conducted in approximately 20 languages and wheelchairs are available for tours. Tour prices are: adults, $10.00; seniors, $7.50; high school and college students, $6.50; children in first through eighth grades, $5.50. No children under the age of five are allowed on the tours. To make a reservation, which is only required for twelve or more people, call 212-963-4440. For tour information, call 212-963-TOUR(8687). The Visitor’s Entrance to the United Nations is located on First Avenue at 46th Street, New York.

One of America’s most colorful and best-remembered Presidents, President Teddy Roosevelt was known for his adventurousness, big game hunting, rough riders, robust and macho physique and political dealings. Tours of the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace center on its period rooms, restored to reflect their original appearance between 1865 and 1872. These rooms are the parlor room, the library, the family room, the living room, the dining room and the master bedroom. (more…)

Teddy Roosevelt’s Early Life
Teddy Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858 and spent the first fourteen years of his life growing up in a typical New York City brownstone in New York City’s most fashionable residential district. When Teddy turned fourteen the Roosevelt family sold this original Teddy Roosevelt home and took a full year tour of Europe. Upon returning from Europe, the family purchased and moved into a home on 6 West 57th Street in New York City. (more…)

Teddy Roosevelt’s Health Problems and Dreams
Teddy was a sickly child with serious asthma and unable to attend school on a regular basis. But Teddy had Theodore Roosevelt Dining Rooma capable and curious mind and learned to read at an early age. Avidly reading books on nature, adventure and history, he dreamed about the outdoor life and idolized the heroes of history and literature about whom he read.

Teddy Roosevelt’s Health Improves
When he was about 12 his health began to take a turn for the better. To help him further improve his father challenged him saying: “You have the mind, but you haven’t got the body. To do all with your mind, you must make your body match it.” To help Teddy create the body that would match his mind, his father installed a gymnasium in the back of their house. (more…)