Franklin D. Roosevelt

A historical reflection on the United States presidency from Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Lyndon Johnson.

This episode is from the WNYC archives. It may contain language which is no longer politically or socially appropriate.

Memorial Day feature for WNYC. Narrator Burgess Meredith. Biographies of FDR, Truman, Eisenhower, JFK, Stevenson, MacArthur. Excerpts of their speeches.

"Sounds of History" Memorial Day special presented by ...

Early election night reporting. Extended interview with Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. Election headquarters sound at WNYC studio is overmodulated. Elsewhere okay. ...

Will Jr. follow in his father's footsteps and run for Governor?

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Excerpts illustrating WNYC's 30-year-old legacy on the air. An announcer introduces each clip and provides context.


Clip list:
Mayor La Guardia speaking at an unnamed ...

A recreation of WNYC's first broadcast at the launch of the station's 25th year on the air.

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Esther [Ann] Huebner, instructor at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, instructs on the planting and care of early-spring bulbs.

Includes FDR "March of Dimes" message at the end.

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The OPA, established in 1941, was tasked with controlling prices during World War II. In 1945, the program elapsed. This rally was arranged to increase awareness of the department and the ...

Track 1: October, 28, 1940, FDR at the ground-breaking ceremony for the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel. Track 2: Tone and high-pitch sound. No content.

"I am able to congratulate all of you who conceived and planned the Fair and all you men and women who built it."

President Franklin D. Roosevelt addresses the closing session of the National Education Association meeting at the World's Fair site.

President Roosevelt reveals he has a mason's union card.

FDR Address at the laying of the cornerstone for the Federal Building at the New York World's Fair. see also : 71784 for audio.

WNYC archives id: 71722