FDR speaks
Overview
- Description
- "Extra! - Democracy Faces the Job - Roosevelt's Historic Report!" Sync of FDR's "Four Freedoms" speech. Congress hears FDR on: 1. Threat To America; 2. All-Out Aid To Democracies; 3. Billions In Arms Loans; 4. Four Essential World Aims. FDR speaking: "It is untrue that an unprepared America can hold off the whole world. On appeasement tactics: such a peace would bring us security; we cannot afford to be soft-hearted. On US defense problem: I am not satisfied with the progress made thus far; the men in charge of the program...are not satisfied; none of us will be until the job is done. On aid for democracies abroad: I ask this Congress for authority and funds to manufacture munitions for those nations at war the aggressors. They do not need manpower; they need billions worth of defense weapons. I do not recommend that we make a loan, to be repaid in dollars. We shall be repaid in similar materials or in other goods which we need....I called for personal sacrifices; partly a sacrifice in paying more taxes; no person should try or be allowed to get rich on this program....In fulfillment of this purpose we will not be intimidated by threats of dictators. Such aid is not an act of war, even should a dictator unilaterally proclaim it so to be. The dictators will not wait for an act of war on our part to wage war against us. Four essential world aims: the first is freedom of speech and expression everywhere in the world; the second, is freedom of worship; third, freedom from want, which means a world-wide reduction of armaments. Freedom means the supremacy of human rights everywhere. Our support goes to those who struggle to gain those rights or keep them. Our strength is in our unity of purpose." View of joint session of congress, crowd.
- Film Title
-
Roosevelt's Historic Report
- Duration
- 00:08:16
- Date
-
Event:
1941 January
- Locale
-
Washington, DC,
United States
- Credit
- Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of The Sherman Grinberg Film Library
- Contributor
-
Producer:
Paramount News
Camera Operator: Sonja H. Johnson
Camera Operator: Pathe Blue
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Newsreels.
- B&W / Color
- Black & White
- Image Quality
- Good
- Time Code
- 01:22:20:00 to 01:30:36:00
- Film Format
- Master
Master 2564 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Master 2564 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Master 2564 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Master 2564 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
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- Conditions on Access
- This archival media can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing stations.
- Copyright
- Sherman Grinberg Film Library
- Conditions on Use
- Contact Sherman Grinberg Film Library at lance@shermangrinberg.com for permission to reproduce and use this footage.
- Copyright Holder
- Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Film Provenance
- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this from Grinberg Film Libraries in 2002. The footage was obtained as research for the Museum's special exhibition in 2003 on Nazi bookburning, "Fighting the Fires of Hate."
- Note
- Issue: 39
- Film Source
- Sherman Grinberg Film Library
- File Number
- Legacy Database File: 3507
Source Archive Number: PMN C-289 [41-39] - Special Collection
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Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive
- Record last modified:
- 2024-02-21 08:00:22
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