AARP New York Celebrates 80th Birthday Of Social Security Act At Roosevelt Island's FDR Four Freedoms Park

On August 14, Roosevelt Island's FDR Four Freedoms Park hosted the AARP New York  celebration of President Franklin D Roosevelt signing the Social Security Act.

From the Roosevelt Island Twitterverse:

Members of @AARPNY celebrated 80th anniversary of #SocialSecurity at Park today - with a Social Security card cake! pic.twitter.com/1gQEyg45mN

— Four Freedoms Park (@4FreedomsPark) August 14, 2015

Thank you @4FreedomsPark for hosting the @AARPNY 80th Birthday Celebration. The memorial and its staff were awesome pic.twitter.com/gz8xVhfaRB”

— David McNally (@dtmcnally) August 16, 2015

August 14 was a pivotal day in FDR history - learn about 3 events that continue to influence our lives today: http://t.co/GOG6zRtrb9

— Four Freedoms Park (@4FreedomsPark) August 14, 2015

Here's President Roosevelt's August 14, 1935 speech after signing the Social Security Act



and a July 23, 2015 commemorative anniversary event on the past and future outlook of Social Security.