Sherman Grinberg Film Library
After his third inauguration, Franklin D. Roosevelt returns to White House
Crowd on east side of the US Capitol Building / three-car motorcade with Secret Service agents and motorcycles / soldiers wearing helmets in car with heavy gun / VS POV cars on street; Franklin Roosevelt, seated in car, tips top hat...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt in cap and gown
6/16/37: The Roosevelts stand outdoors, in caps, gowns, and hoods, with faculty of John Marshall Law School; FDR is at right and Eleanor stands with college dean Alexander Ormsby at center; she was awarded an honorary degree at...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Pres. Franklin Roosevelt hosts Thanksgiving dinner at the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation
US President Franklin Roosevelt, seated at banquet table with wife Eleanor and a boy; slight pan to Roosevelt with the Thanksgiving turkey as African-American waiters in white jackets and black bow ties work in attendance; Roosevelt...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
President Franklin and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt arrive by car to cheering Rhode Island crowd
WS high angle huge dense crowd cheering / PAN crowd, houses and some people sitting on ground in bkgd, military band in foreground on verandah / MS ground level shot policemen and small crowd on driveway next to the Rhode Island State...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Franklin D. Roosevelt takes off from New York airfield to fly to Chicago after nomination as presidential candidate by Democratic Party
[Shaky video throughout] Ford Trimotor airplane carrying New York Governor Franklin Roosevelt starting to take off / small crowd watching / plane flying away / title card: "Roosevelt flies to Chicago Convention after nomination" / two...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt speaks to gathering of Girl Scouts
MWS First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt surrounded by Girl Scouts / MCU Roosevelt / MWS Girl Scouts surrounding Roosevelt applaud / Note: exact day not known; documentation incomplete
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Pres. Franklin Roosevelt at Armistice Day observance at Arlington National Cemetery
VS a crowd of people standing in the center of Arlington Memorial Amphitheater; Pres. Franklin Roosevelt doffs his top hat, places it on his arm (cane visible) as he watches a naval aide place a wreath of chrysanthemums at the Tomb of...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
In ceremony on Armistice Day at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, wreaths are placed on Tomb of Unknown Soldier
Title card: "Roosevelt honors US war dead" / military band playing while sailors stand in formation, crowd in bleachers watching / two shots of President Franklin D. Roosevelt flanked by officers standing in front of Tomb; Roosevelt...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Group of small children gives flowers to First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt on Child Health Day
Group of children walk up to Eleanor Roosevelt as she squats outdoors / group of children standing around her as she holds flowers they have given her / closer shot of little Rita Johnson holding flower and singing to Eleanor / close...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
George VI and Queen Elizabeth visit Washington, DC
Title card: "Welcome - America greets Britain's Rulers" / In elaborate British Navy uniform, George VI detrains at Union Station, followed by Queen Elizabeth; dignitaries greet them / George is introduced by Secretary of State Cordell...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Eleanor Roosevelt watches as General John Pershing cuts cake at 18th anniversary of the Gray Ladies of the Red Cross, 1936
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, in a flowered dress, white gloves, and a floppy hat, watches while retired General John Pershing cuts cake with a saber / CU the blade cuts the birthday cake, which bears a red cross / MS outdoor seated...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Pres. Franklin Roosevelt rides in open car on rainy day down Pennsylvania Avenue after his second inauguration in Washington, DC
Policemen riding motorcycles as escort / motorcade driving down Pennsylvania Avenue towards White House, Pres. Franklin Roosevelt riding in lead car with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, passing crowds holding umbrellas / close shot of man...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
President Franklin Roosevelt and family arrive at Yellowstone National Park through North Entrance's Gardiner Arch
LS President Franklin D. Roosevelt's autos passing through Gardiner Arch, entrance to Yellowstone National Park / MS Roosevelt, first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, and party in auto driving by
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Birthday Ball in Washington, DC for President Franklin Roosevelt raises money for National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and other guests at Birthday Ball standing next to cake with replica of White House on top / two shots of large US flags hanging in cluster from ceiling of ballroom / overhead shot of guests mingling /...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Three former first ladies - Wilson, Roosevelt and Truman - meet to honor their former White House social secretary Edith Helm
Title: "First Meeting…Three Former First Ladies" superimposed over Eleanor Roosevelt, Edith Wilson, Bess Truman, former social secretary Edith Helm who has written book of her experiences, and Harry S Truman / Exterior Woman's National...
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General Pershing at Red Cross fund drive
General Pershing and Eleanor Roosevelt make an appearance at the annual garden party given by the Gray Ladies of the American Red Cross to commemorate Red Cross nurses / Pershing cutting large cross shaped cake with a sword. (HD is in...
British Movietone
THE PRESIDENT'S LAST JOURNEY -
The coffin of President Roosevelt lay in the White House, where many came to pay their last respects. It was afterwards borne to its last resting place at Hyde Park. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views...
British Movietone
America is Changed, Says Lord Donegall
Journalists peer voices his pleasant impressions of US on first visit after interval of ten years. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection...
British Movietone
THE HISTORIC ROYAL VISIT TO THE UNITED STATES ® WASHINGTON DC -
Their Majesties arrive by train and are welcomed by the Roosevelts. During their stay they host a Garden Party at the British Embassy and visit Congress. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
British Movietone
THE HISTORIC ROYAL VISIT TO USA -
The King and Queen at the World's Fair and Columbia University. They then stay with the Roosevelt family at Hyde Park. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...
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PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY -
Hollywood stars were among the guests at President Roosevelt's sixty-first birthday party. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are...
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LARGEST BATTLESHIP TAKES THE SEA -
Mrs Henry Wallace, the Vice President's wife, launched the USS 'Iowa' at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection...
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Lord Tweedsmuir in Washington.
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British Movietone
Shirley Temple Sees New York For The First Time
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