Roosevelt Addresses Congress 1940

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Washington DC, United States of America (USA).

Various shots, American President Franklin D Roosevelt addressing Congress. He says "At no previous time has American security been so seriously affected from without as it is today....

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
59326
Sort Number:
UN 0170 C
Time in/Out:
01:52:12:00 / 01:54:32:00
Canister:
UN 170 C
Film ID:
594.22
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