Touring the Read My Pins Exhibit at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Museum

We were delighted to tour Madeline Albright's Read My Pins Exhibit at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Museum.






Madeline Albright  served as the US
Permanent Representative to the
United Nations from 1993 to 1997.

President Bill Clinton picked her to
serve as US Secretary of State
from 1997 to 2001.

Madeline Albright is known for her collection of pins.  She used pins to signal her hopes, determination, impatience or warm feelings in her dealings with world leaders.  

Madeline Albrigtht wore this

fleur-de-lis pin, a symbol

associated with the Bosinian

people, as she spoke passionately

in favor of implementing the

 Dayton Peace Accords.

Jewelry from Madeline
Albright's youth include
her future husband's
fraternity pin.

Madeline Albright collected

political pins...

Harry S. Truman, John F.Kennedy,

 Edmund S, Muskie & Bill Clinton

campaign pins

She collected pins to show support for causes including the Polish democracy movement, the fight against Breast Cancer and Heart Health.  

Madeline Albright's commitment
to children is seen in these pins.

Madeline Albright wore her

favorite zebra pin when

she met Nelson Mandela

in Pretoria, South Africa.

Madeline wore this American
flag pin in North Korea where she
met with Kim Jung-Il to symbolize
her belief in democracy.

This bee pin was worn to reflect

the Secretary of State's back &

 forth negotiations with Yassir
Arafat, leader of  Palestinian Liberation Organization.

This tricolor pin was worn
while meeting with French
President, Jacques Chirac.

The pin signifies liberty, equality
& fraternity & was worn by many
to support the Allied cause
during World War II.

The Atlas pin signifies the

responsibilities felt by any

US Secretary of State.

Madeline Albright wore this pin

to remind colleagues that the

weight of the world is on

their shoulders.

Madeline Albright workd tirelessly to promote peace, human rights and democracy du ring her work in the United Nations and as Secretary of State.  Unspoken messages were sent, and received as she traveled the globe.

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