Army in Action - Global War
Episode six of a 10-part U.S. Army documentary from 1965 tells the story of World War II beginning with the July, 1943 Allied invasion of Sicily to operations in the Pacific, to the invasion…
1,145 viewsEpisode six of a 10-part U.S. Army documentary from 1965 tells the story of World War II beginning with the July, 1943 Allied invasion of Sicily to operations in the Pacific, to the invasion…
1,145 viewsEpisode five of a 10-part U.S. Army documentary from 1965 covers World World II from approximately one year after the December 1941 Pearl Harbor attack to the Allied invasion of Sicily in th…
557 viewsThis Office of War Information United Newsreel summarizes events of the year 1945 in ten minutes.
409 viewsThis program was a short biographical documentary on the life of President Roosevelt shown in theaters after his death on April 12, 1945. It included clips of President Roosevelt’s speeches …
2,060 viewsDetroit became known as “The Arsenal of Democracy” after a fireside chat delivered by President Franklin Roosevelt. He called on Americans to “arm and support” the Allied powers. Because of …
912 viewsPresident Roosevelt addressed a Joint Session of Congress on December 8, 1941, the day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. President Roosevelt denounced the attack and asked Congress …
95,481 viewsA special program noting the 75th anniversary of Japan’s bombing of Pearl Harbor; the December 7, 1941 attack that prompted the U.S. entry into World War II. President Franklin D. Roosevel…
529 viewsPaul Sparrow, director of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, talked by telephone about what President Roosevelt called the “Four Freedoms” in his January 6, 1941, Sta…
1,405 viewsThis clip is from a 1952 Social Security Administration film promoting Social Security and shows President Franklin Roosevelt signing the Social Security Act.
1,449 viewsDuring Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidency, he delivered a number of radio broadcasts which became known as fireside chats to inform and build public support for his administration’s efforts …
62,730 viewsPresident Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered his first inaugural address after being sworn in by Chief Justice Charles Hughes on March 4, 1933. It was the last inaugural ceremony held in March.…
74,914 viewsNewsreel footage of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1945 inauguration was shown.
1,128 viewsNewsreel coverage was shown of F.D. Roosevelt campaigning for the Democratic Party in the 1920s.
1,303 viewsThe Oval Office was discussed from an historical perspective. Several clips were shown to depict the changes that the Oval Office has gone through. The Oval Office was first designed at the …
2,047 viewsOn the anniversary of the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, the guests remembered the events of fifty years prior. The guests discussed what the situation was like in the United States befor…
856 viewsPresident Franklin Roosevelt spoke from his home in Hyde Park, New York, about the observance of Brotherhood Day. He urged Americans to dedicate themselves to the values that unite everyone.
1,275 viewsPresident Roosevelt in his State of the Union Address, talked about the efforts of the United Nations against the armies of Germany and Japan in World War II.
5,757 viewsIn the first of his 30 “fireside chat” national radio addresses, President Franklin Roosevelt talked about the bank crisis affecting the country and encouraged citizens to be patient during …
4,561 viewsIn this archival footage, President Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke about the agonies of war and his efforts to keep the U.S. out of world conflicts by his declaration of a “good neighbor policy…
1,197 viewsGuests talked about the Social Security Act on its 50 anniversary. Note: The U.S. Army choir’s performance was cut short.
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