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Eventful 1945 sees the passing of President Roosevelt and unconditional surrender from the Germans
(Washington, DC 1/20/1945) LS White House with a few MPs guarding on snowy lawn / MS side view Pres. Franklin Roosevelt swears in on White House portico / rear WS large crowd / VS Roosevelt waves, son Elliot behind him smiling / MS...
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Pres. Franklin Roosevelt receives honorary law degree at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland
Title card: "ROOSEVELT SPENDS DAY WITH FRIENDS!" / MLS yacht afloat / MS rear view of men boarding yacht / MS President Franklin D. Roosevelt (standing with hidden brace) shakes hands with man as First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and Maryland...
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Scenes from the first Birthday Balls for Pres. Franklin Roosevelt's birthday in Washington, DC and New York City, 1934
Title cards: "Roosevelt's happiest birthday" / Washington, DC: a pyramidal cake featuring the Presidential Seal stands on a table, with former First Lady Edith Wilson, second from Left, and current First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, second...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt campaigns in Ohio and New York State
[Dayton, OH, 1936] Eleanor Roosevelt on railcar back platform as she is handed up big bouquet / woman on ground among crowd handing up bouquet to Eleanor Roosevelt who reaches down and shakes hands, men behind her, policeman by car / VS...
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Pres. Franklin Roosevelt opens the Mark Twain Bridge in Hannibal, MO
Title card: "Mark Twain Bridge opened by President" / A riverboat cruises up the Mississippi River and three men cross an empty bridge / Pres. Franklin Roosevelt, seated in his open limousine, cuts the ribbon / VS his motorcade crosses...
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs one of the New Deal's historic programs
LS occupied floor of US Congress in session / MS good shot of U.S. President Franklin D Roosevelt signing New Deal document, seated at desk with US flag behind / MS Americans walking on street outside Congressional building / CU FDR...
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Torch light parade for presidential candidate Franklin D. Roosevelt in Chicago, 1932
Title card: "Roosevelt For Action! - Chicago's rousing torch-light parade marked climax of country-wide tour" / NIGHT crowd with torches line street, lots of smoke / MS car with Franklin D. Roosevelt drives down street, Franklin...
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Animation showing how much taxes could be reduced by ending official corruption
Title card: "CUT TAXES BY ENDING CORRUPTION!" / ANIMATION starts with black screen with "INCREASE IN TAXATION" written at top, bar graph reveals gradually the rise in taxes from 1913 to 1933 by comparing tax rate percentages of national...
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1936 Easter festivities with Pres. Franklin Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt
Title card: "Roosevelt Goes Back to Work" superimposed over face of President Franklin Roosevelt / Easter, 4/12/1936: WS crowd with umbrellas outside St. Thomas Episcopal Church on Easter / police holding crowd back as car arriving /...
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After his 1953 death, a look at Joseph Stalin's tenure as leader of the Soviet Union
[GHOC Episode 0-07] Greatest Headlines of the Century title sequence / Title: "Stalin Dies" with photo of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin / [1930s, Moscow] VS Stalin / VS Soviet Army marches in Red Square; Stalin and officials on the Lenin...
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Canada mourns the death of longtime Prime Minister Mackenzie King
[GHOC Episode H-01] Greatest Headlines of the Century title sequence / Title card: "Canada Mourns Prime Minister" / [1948, Williamsburg, VA] VS Canadian PM Mackenzie King receives honorary degree at the College of William and Mary / VS...
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Winston Churchill attends church on Christmas Day with Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt during his 1941 visit to Washington, DC
[Probably Christmas Eve, 12/24/41] Lighted Christmas tree on the Ellipse, with White House South Portico in background / crowd on lawn outside South Portico / VS lighted tree at night // 12/25/41: VS photo opportunity under awning,...
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US President Harry Truman gives speech at the United Nations in NY City on the UN's 5th Anniversary
Title: 'Free World Hails UN 5th Year' superimposed over UN flag waving on flagpole / title card: 'Through the United Nations, which has overcome the challenge of Korea, the world has its only chance to overcome the challenge of The Bomb'...
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers address at Gettysburg, PA
Title card; "Roosevelt's Gettysburg Address!" / Pres. Franklin Roosevelt standing at podium at Gettysburg National Cemetery / crowd gathered to hear speech / three shots of US military airplanes flying overhead / Roosevelt speaking /...
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Pres. Franklin Roosevelt dedicates George Rogers Clark monument
Pan of a vast crowd in Harrodsburg, KY / SOT Pres. Franklin Roosevelt, "We, pioneers of 1934, are come together today to honor the pioneers of a century and a half ago...mere survival calls for a new pioneering on our part..will give to...
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Franklin Roosevelt dedicates Warm Springs buildings
Title card: "Roosevelt Hails Model Warm Springs" / US Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt arrives driving car at Warm Springs / Roosevelt speaking from car, man standing by car and man in wheelchair, microphones on tripods, people in bg /...
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Pres. Franklin Roosevelt with party at Artist Point, Yellowstone National Park
[Shaky footage] LS President Franklin D. Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt viewing waterfall as they sit in car at Artist Point, Yellowstone Park / CU Roosevelt smiling; he is bundled up in an overcoat and brimmed hat / WS...
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First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt returning from trip to West Indies arrives in Washington, DC
First Lady flies home! Washington – Mrs Roosevelt ends 10-day air trip to West Indies! President greets her at the station on their 29th wedding anniversary” / seaplane carrying Eleanor landing / Eleanor stepping out of hatch of seaplane...
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) Memorial in Washington D.C.
CLEAN: Stock shots of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) Memorial in Washington D.C. Part of the statue depicts FDR sitting in a chair with his cloak covering him and his Scottish Terrier dog Fala.
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Intro to Pathe News retrospective of stories of last 25 years
Title card: 'Pathe News Headlines of 25 Years' / Title card: 'Editor's Note: Here is a stirring record of world events which some of us were privileged to witness ... which future generations will study and treasure ... the priceless...
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Franklin Roosevelt carves Thanksgiving turkey at the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation
US First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt confers with aide, then takes seat at banquet table next to Pres. Franklin Roosevelt, who chats with a boy seated next to him during Thanksgiving dinner at the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation / the...
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Roosevelts leave for church; Sen. Thomas Walsh's coffin carried
Title card: "Roosevelt's First Days in Office" / Franklin Roosevelt's family in Sunday finery in front of White House: James Roosevelt, his wife Mary, Sara Delano Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, John Roosevelt, Anna...
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Pres. Franklin Roosevelt delivers statement
MS President Franklin D. Roosevelt, wearing pince nez, sits behind desk and addresses camera (no audio); documentation indicates that the topic is war debts / MCU Roosevelt / Note: exact day not known; documentation incomplete
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Animated short illustrates Franklin Roosevelt's plan to offset financial losses to farmers and consumers
Title card: "THE NEW ROOSEVELT DOLLAR" / ANIMATION featuring dollar bills and various coins, shows how the "Roosevelt dollar" has only 13.93 grains of gold, compared to 23.22 grains previously / bar graph animation shows government...