Roosevelt's Xmas Speech 1939 AKA Roosevelt's… 1939

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United States of America.

American President Franklin D Roosevelt making Christmas-time speech to the American people. He speaks about hopes for peace. He talks about the Pan-American Conference taking place at that...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
58584
Sort Number:
UN 0113 C
Time in/Out:
01:23:25:00 / 01:26:37:00
Canister:
UN 113 C
Film ID:
564.07
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