1900-1940FDR
FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT'S EARLY YEARS ARE SKETCHED FROM OLD PHOTOGRAPHS & EARLY NEWSREEL APPEARANCES. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE HIS SERVICE AS AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF THE NAVY IN WWI, HIS BOUT WITH POLIO, HIS RETURN TO POLITICS, AND HIS ELECTION TO GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK IN 1928. IN 1932, HE BECAME PRESIDENT & IMMEDIATELY PUT HIS PROGRAM, THE NEW DEAL, INTO OPERATION, WITH ACTION ON BANKING, FARMING, SOCIAL SECURITY, WAGES AND PRICES. TVA, NRA, WPA, & OTHER INITIALS BECAME FAMILIAR. IN 1936 HE CAMPAIGNED AGAINST ALF LANDON OF KANSAS, AND WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT FOR A SECOND TERM.
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HERBERT HOOVER, FDR IN CAR ON INAUGURATION DAY
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FDR BEING SWORN IN, CROWD WATCHES
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FDR'S HYDE PARK HOME
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| 00:38:20 103.7 |
YOUNG FDR MEETS FRIENDS. WEARS GLASSES
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| 00:38:28 111.7 |
ELEANOR, THE FUTURE MRS. ROOSEVELT
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| 00:38:35 118.7 |
C.U. GAVEL, ON DISPLAY BASE, GIVEN TO FDR
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| 00:38:48 131.7 |
SHIPS BEING BUILT
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| 00:39:04 147.7 |
FDR WEARING A DERBY, IN COAT, ON SHIP
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| 00:39:14 157.7 |
AMERICAN BATTLE SHIPS, FDR ON BOARD
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| 00:39:28 171.7 |
TROOPS ALL OVER SHIP. TROOPS GET OFF SHIP, MARCH, ON THE MOVE.
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| 00:40:06 209.7 |
TROOPS MARCH BY WOODROW WILSON
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| 00:40:16 219.7 |
1920 DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
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| 00:40:27 230.7 |
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN SPEAKING TO CROWD WHICH CHEERS HIM.
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| 00:40:39 242.7 |
JAMES M. COX WITH FDR. CROWD WAVING BANNERS
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| 00:40:59 262.7 |
FDR AND COX AGAIN. (HF-YTV)
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| 00:41:12 275.7 |
FDR IN DOORWAY WITH CANE. FDR SPEAKS
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| 00:41:29 292.7 |
FDR SWIMS
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CITY STREETS AND FDR POSING IN FRONT OF CAR
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| 00:41:59 322.7 |
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION FOOTAGE, FLAG WAVERS
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| 00:42:07 330.7 |
FDR SHOOSHING CROWD. CROWD EXCITED
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| 00:42:23 346.7 |
HERBERT HOOVER IN CAR
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| 00:42:34 357.7 |
FDR LOOKING AT THE SKY
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| 00:42:38 361.7 |
GOVERNOR'S MANSION IN ALBANY
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| 00:42:43 366.7 |
FDR SIGNING PAPERS
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NEWSPAPER COVER PAGE 'DEPRESSION CRIPPLES U.S.'
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MAN WITH 'UNEMPLOYED' SIGN ON HIM.
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PEOPLE WAITING IN SOUP KITCHENS. KIDS EATING AT SOUP KITCHENS
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| 00:43:19 402.7 |
MAN SEWING CLOTHING
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| 00:43:21 404.7 |
1932 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION
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| 00:43:52 435.7 |
1932 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION
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| 00:44:16 459.7 |
FLAG WAVERS (AMERICAN FLAG)
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| 00:44:23 466.7 |
HERBERT HOOVER SPEAKS AT CONVENTION
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ROOSEVELT SPEAKS TO PEOPLE THROUGH MICROPHONES
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| 00:45:27 530.7 |
CROWDS MOVING ABOUT HAPPILY
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| 00:45:34 537.7 |
FDR WAVING TO CROWD
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CROWD WAVING
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FDR CONTINUES WAVING, SPEAKING, HAPPY CROWD
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PEOPLE CROWDING INTO BUILDING
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| 00:46:14 577.7 |
FDR SPEAKIING AT PODIUM 'THE ONLY THING WE HAVE TO FEAR...IS FEAR ITSELF.'
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| 00:47:02 625.7 |
CAPITOL BUILDING IN WASHINGTON
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CONGRESS
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C.U. HAND TURNING ON RADIO
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FAMILIES SITTING AROUND RADIOS
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| 00:47:34 657.7 |
FDR DOING HIS FIRE SIDE CHAT.
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| 00:48:28 711.7 |
DROUGHT, FARMERS TRYING TO PLOW SCORCHED GROUND, USING MEN TO PULL IT.
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| 00:48:52 735.7 |
DESERTED TOWN
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| 00:48:54 737.7 |
KIDS PLAYING BALL, YOUNG GIRL IN DOORWAY.
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| 00:49:01 744.7 |
PEOPLE LOADING UP THEIR CARS
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| 00:49:18 761.7 |
C.U. EVICTED FAMILY
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| 00:49:25 768.7 |
TRAIN ARRIVES, MANY PEOPLE WAIT.
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FDR ON THE BACK OF TRAIN
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LARGE EXPLOSIONS
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DAM BEING BUILT
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FDR LOOKING OVER THE CONSTRUCTION.
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CONSTRUCTION BEING DONE, JACK HAMMERS BEING USED.
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FDR LOOKING OVER DAM CONSTRUCTION
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SUN SHINING ON THE TENNESSEE RIVER
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COMPLETED DAM
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MAN LOWERS LEVER, C.U. OF
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C.U. HAND TURNING DIAL TO 'SLOW'.
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SWITCHES BEING THROWN
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WATER POURING THROUGH DAM
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COMBINES WORKING AT DAM, ELECTRICAL TOWERS
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FARMERS PLOWING WITH HORSE
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PLOW MULCHING GROUND
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JOHN DEERE TRACTOR DRIVES BY.
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MEN WORKING FARMING MACHINERY
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PILES OF WHEAT
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FLAG WAVES. SAYS 'NRA WE DO OUR PART'
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A TRUCK WITH 'THE NRA NEWS', WINDOW SIGN 'NRA SAFE DEPOSIT', BARBER SHOP WITH NRA SIGN IN WINDOW
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SHADES PULLED UP IN BARBER SHOP WINDOW
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| 00:52:08 931.7 |
POTATOES DISPLAY OUTSIDE GROCERY SHOP
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GROCERY STORE MAN LOADING BAG AND SMILING
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EMPTY FACTORIES
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FDR SPEAKING AT DESK INTO MICROPHONE
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STEAM WHISTLE GOES OFF
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PEOPLE PICKING UP TIME CARDS
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MEN PUNCHING THEIR TIME CARDS, MEN HEADING TO WORK.
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FACTORY
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C.U. WORKERS. MAN WITH AXE, WELDER, MEN WORKING IN SWEATSHOPS.
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KIDS WAVING TO CAMERA
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FDR IN CAR, KIDS IN GATHERED AND SINGING 'HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN.'
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STREETS, CARS.
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OLDER MEN TALKING IN THE STREET, OLDER WOMEN TALKING IN THE STREET, VERY OLD MEN.
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FDR SIGNS DOCUMENT
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MAIL MAN DELIVERS MAIL TO ELDERLY WOMAN, AND OLD MAN MOWS LAWN
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| 00:54:35 1078.7 |
C.U. TRAIN WHEELS MOVING, VIEW FROM TRAIN AT CROWDS PASSING BY.
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| 00:54:44 1087.7 |
FDR ON BACK OF TRAIN AGAIN, FDR SHAKING HANDS
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| 00:54:52 1095.7 |
ALF LANDON ON TRAIN AND SPEAKING TO CROWD
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FDR IN CREEPY LIGHTING C.U. VERY FUNNY SPEECH.
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| 00:56:39 1202.7 |
FACTORY WORKERS
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C.U. WORKERS FACE, OLD MAN PUTTING ON GLASSES
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FDR SIDE VIEW.
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