US Pres. Franklin Roosevelt's French-language radio broadcast to the French during World War II

Good footage of a young radio broadcaster in control room of facility with angled control panels around him and turntables in foreground; he places LP record labeled "Office of War Information" on turntable, places needle on record, it begins to spin; he faces control panel as VO from the LP intros Pres. Franklin Roosevelt in English and French; // black screen with VO AUDIO of Roosevelt speaking in French (translated: "My friends, who suffer day and night, under the crushing yoke of the Nazis, I speak to you as one who was with your Army and Navy in France in 1918. I have held all my life the deepest friendship for the French people - for the entire French people. I retain and cherish the friendship of hundreds of French people in France and outside of France. I know your farms, your villages, and your cities. I know your soldiers, professors, and workmen. I know what a precious heritage of the French people are your homes, your culture, and the principles of democracy in France. I salute again and reiterate my faith in Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity. No two Nations exist which are more united by historic and mutually friendly ties than the people of France and the United States")
Good footage of a young radio broadcaster in control room of facility with angled control panels around him and turntables in foreground; he places LP record labeled "Office of War Information" on turntable, places needle on record, it begins to spin; he faces control panel as VO from the LP intros Pres. Franklin Roosevelt in English and French; // black screen with VO AUDIO of Roosevelt speaking in French (translated: "My friends, who suffer day and night, under the crushing yoke of the Nazis, I speak to you as one who was with your Army and Navy in France in 1918. I have held all my life the deepest friendship for the French people - for the entire French people. I retain and cherish the friendship of hundreds of French people in France and outside of France. I know your farms, your villages, and your cities. I know your soldiers, professors, and workmen. I know what a precious heritage of the French people are your homes, your culture, and the principles of democracy in France. I salute again and reiterate my faith in Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity. No two Nations exist which are more united by historic and mutually friendly ties than the people of France and the United States")
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Editorial #:
844064006
Collection:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Date created:
November 07, 1942
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Rights-ready
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Not released. More information
Clip length:
00:03:28:12
Location:
Washington DC, United States
Mastered to:
QuickTime 10-bit ProRes 422 (HQ) HD 1920x1080 23.98p
Originally shot on:
35mm B/W Neg
Source:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Object name:
sr002633_02_01.mov