| PASSING OUT DAY AT WEST POINT (aka US CADETS PASSING OUT DAY) Footage of President Roosevelt giving a speech at West Point in the United States of America. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 6400 | |
| Catalog #: | 54153 | |
| Clip Number: | 54153-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 39/50 | |
| Timecode: | 01:53:38 - 01:56:13 | |
| Location: | West Point, New York | |
| Year Shot: | 1939 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEREMONIES: Graduations LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, New York State MILITARY: Army, USA PERSONALITIES: Roosevelt, Franklin D. (FDR) POLITICS: Public Address (Speech) | |
| Description: | PASSING OUT DAY AT WEST POINT West Point, New York L/S's of thousands of Army cadets inside sitting down in a large hall. The President of the United States of America Franklin Delano Roosevelt gives a speech. "Yes, the machine age has laid its grip on world armies everywhere and technical developments have demanded the modernization of our military establishment, a program that has been prosecuted vigorously during the past 6 years. During recent months, international political considerations have required still greater emphasis from the vitalization of our defense. For we have had dramatic illustration of the fate of undefended nations. I have hardly need to be more specific than that. We seek peace by honorable and pacific conduct of our international relations but that desire for peace must never, and never will, be mistaken for weakness on the part of the United States. I congratulate you on the finishing of your course at the military academy and I wish you, in the days to come, all the good luck in the world." Applause. Roosevelt presents the soldiers with their diplomas before watching the men on parade. Nice M/S of an American Cadet kissing his girlfriend. | |
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