Biography: Franklin D. Roosevelt (some scratches on film)
Biography: Franklin D. Roosevelt (some scratches on film)
A biography of the life and times of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Part 2
Biography: Franklin D. Roosevelt (some scratches on film)
February 1945. Yalta Conference. Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President Franklin D Roosevelt arriving, meeting, then posing for pictures on lawn. FDR smoking cigarettes.
Biography: Franklin D. Roosevelt (some scratches on film)
March 1, 1945. Franklin D Roosevelt speaks to Congress " I hope that you will pardon me for this unusual posture of sitting down during the presentation of what I want to say, but I know that you will realize that it makes it a lot easier for me not to have to carry about ten pounds of steel around on the bottom of my legs; and also because of the fact that I have just completed a fourteen-thousand-mile trip. Days were spent in discussing these momentous matters and we argued freely and frankly across the table. But at the end, on every point, unanimous agreement was reached. And more important even than the agreement of words, I may say we achieved a unity of thought and a way of getting along together.
Biography: Franklin D. Roosevelt (some scratches on film)
May Day parade, Red Square. High angle LS of Soviet tanks moving through the streets of Moscow. Soviet tank flying Soviet flag on parade route, passing Soviet banner and image of Lenin. Joseph Stalin saluting. Soldiers marching in tight formation with rifles and bayonets aimed forward. Men bearing enormous billowing Soviet flags.
Biography: Franklin D. Roosevelt (some scratches on film)
Franklin D Roosevelt sitting in open convertible with unidentified Army and WAAC officers while Secret Service agents stand guard.
Biography: Franklin D. Roosevelt (some scratches on film)
Franklin D Roosevelt arriving at infantile paralysis home in Warm Springs, Georgia. Children afflicted by polio related paralysis waving and applauding.
Biography: Franklin D. Roosevelt (some scratches on film)
High angle CU newswire typewriter printing out the words, "FDR Dead, FDR Dead".
Biography: Franklin D. Roosevelt (some scratches on film)
April 14, 1945. Franklin D Roosevelt funeral procession through Washington DC. Funeral route, casket, weeping crowds of Caucasian and African-Americans, saluting officers, arrival at the White House. Funeral at Hyde Park, NY. Casket is lowered into ground, President Harry S Truman. The American flag is folded by 10 officers, gun salute.
Biography: Franklin D. Roosevelt (some scratches on film)
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