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Universal Newsreels, Release 82, October 6, 1932
in Universal Newsreels, Release 82 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1932, originally published 1932), 8 mins
This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about Herbert Hoover and election campaigns.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 82 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1932, originally published 1932), 8 mins
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This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about Herbert Hoover and election campaigns.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL VOLUME IV NUMBER 82
THOUSANDS ACCLAIM HOOVER; 2500 MARCH IN FARM RELIEF DEMAND
DES MOINES, Ia. -- The President, in his first public speech for re-election, cheers the horde of Republicans jammed in the Coliseum with a 12-point program for agricultural relief, on the heels of an anti-Hoover demonstration th...
This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about Herbert Hoover and election campaigns.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL VOLUME IV NUMBER 82
THOUSANDS ACCLAIM HOOVER; 2500 MARCH IN FARM RELIEF DEMAND
DES MOINES, Ia. -- The President, in his first public speech for re-election, cheers the horde of Republicans jammed in the Coliseum with a 12-point program for agricultural relief, on the heels of an anti-Hoover demonstration through the streets by Farmers Holiday picketeers and their sympathizers. More than 100,000 line the pavements to welcome the nation's Chief Executive on his arrival. The presidential party, in triumphant auto procession, is greeted by flag-waving and the din of partisan cheering. Anti-administration banners and slogans are flaunted through the same thoroughfares earlier in the day embittered produce raisers. A remarkable example of the strange contrasts in the present American scene.
AMAZING ENGINEERING FEAT RAISES GIGANTIC MUSSOLINI MONOLITH
ROME, Italy -- After three years of effort, Carrara marble quarry workers have carved out a monster block, almost three meters square and 18 meters long, which is erected with great difficulty in the new athletic stadium as a tribute to Il Duce. Sliding it from a spot 800 meters up in the Apuan Mountains, into a boat and by way of the Tiber to the capital, is only the beginning of the job. Specially constructed ramps and hydraulic jacks are necessary to elevate the huge obelisk to its final resting place. A remarkable example of human ingenuity, unparalleled in the history of physical science.
"SEA-TRAINS," BUILT BY FEDERAL LOAN, UNDER QUIZ BY GOVERNMENT
HOBOKEN, N. J. -- An innovation in Eastern seaboard maritime facilities, a ship that transports a fully loaded. 100-car freight train, is ready for operation between this port and Havana, Cuba. By means of specially constructed "elevator cranes" box cars are lifted from their tracks and let down into the hold of the craft, where they are run off the elevator onto special rails and clamped securely into place for the ocean voyage. At Havana, they are to be similarly lifted out and placed right on dock sidings, thus eliminating trucking, lighterage and other handling. Opposition lines are out to prevent the boats from making coast-wise stops and the Interstate Commerce Commission has ordered an investigation. It's the latest thing in salt-water transportation, destined, perhaps, to mark a new era in shipping. In case of war the odd vessels can be used for carrying railway artillery or airplanes.
ODD BITS IN TODAY'S NEWS
ERIE GRAPE CROP SETS NEW RECORD
MIDDLE BASS, Ohio -- Delawares, Concords and Catawbas by the ton are filling the vats of Lake island and shore vineyard growers as a bumper yield raises vintner's hopes of the possible legalizing of light wines in the near future.
NATIVES HOLD RARE BATTLE-GOD RITES
KATSURA, Japan -- Enthusiastic natives bear an ornate palanquin in impressive ceremonies to thank their God of War for the success of the Nipponese armies in their Chinese engagements. A startling evidence of the martial spirit of the man-on-the-street in the Flowery Kingdom.
STATE WAGES STARFISH WAR
WAREHAM, Mass. -- A bounty of 35 cents a bushel on the marine pests which have almost put the scallop fishing industry out of business results in the elimination of 11,000 bushels, or about 5 million of the destructive sea-stars from local waters -- and queerly enough, the fishermen find there is more money in this work than in regular bi-valve digging.
NAVY BALLOON VICTOR OVER WORLD'S BEST IN INTERNATIONAL RACES
BASEL, Switzerland -- Sixteen gas-bags from eight different countries compete in the 20th James Gordon Bennett Cup contest, as thousands cheer the late afternoon take-off. Lieut. Commander T. G. W. Settle and Lieut. Wilfred Bushnell in the U.S. Navy entrant, last year's winner, rise into the blue to float 921 miles over several frontiers for a landing more than 36 hours later near the Polish-Latvian border, almost a hundred miles farther than their nearest competitor. Another American aeronaut, Goodyear No. 8, carrying the veteran balloonist W. T. Van Orman, and R. J. Blair, is second, covering 830 miles, and outdistancing contestants from France, Poland, Belgium, Spain, Switzerland, Germany and Austria. Thrilling scenes of the oldest and most picturesque aviation classic.
POLICE ARMY CALLED AS BARGAIN HUNTERS RIOT AT DOLLAR $ALE
BROOKLYN, N. Y. -- Thousands of girls and women, drawn by an unusually low cut-rate sale of coats and dresses, jam the main thoroughfare in front of a large department store, stopping traffic, crushing against the plate glass windows until they are shattered, and precipitating a mob rush that necessitates a hurry call for fifty mounted and dismounted patrolmen to quell the disorder. The flood of eager purchasers presses into the store in a column six wide, defying all attempts by the officers of the law to regulate their movements. An amazing scene of feminine determination and shopping frenzy, as the house-wives and others, some with babes in arms, battle the blue-coats in a rough and tumble struggle.
"THE TALK OF THE WORLD"
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Date Written / Recorded
1932
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1932-10-06, 1932
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Person Discussed
Herbert Hoover, 1874-1964
Topic / Theme
Election campaigns, Government aid, Heads of state, Great Depression, 1929-1941, Trade and Commerce, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 196, November 9, 1933
in Universal Newsreels, Release 196 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1933, originally published 1933), 6 mins
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about the election for mayor in New York City.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 196 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1933, originally published 1933), 6 mins
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This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about the election for mayor in New York City.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL VOLUME V NUMBER 196
SOVIET ENVOY ARRIVES HERE FOR PARLEY WITH PRESIDENT
NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Unusual views of Maxim Litvinov, Russian Commissar of Foreign Affairs, being welcomed by notables aboard the Berengaria and receiving Secretary of State Cordell Hull's greeting in Washington before conferring with Mr. R...
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about the election for mayor in New York City.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL VOLUME V NUMBER 196
SOVIET ENVOY ARRIVES HERE FOR PARLEY WITH PRESIDENT
NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Unusual views of Maxim Litvinov, Russian Commissar of Foreign Affairs, being welcomed by notables aboard the Berengaria and receiving Secretary of State Cordell Hull's greeting in Washington before conferring with Mr. Roosevelt regarding the terms under which diplomatic relations between his country and the U.S. will be resumed after a lapse of sixteen years.
MARK REPUBLIC'S BIRTHDAY
PRAGUE, CZECHOSLOVAKIA. -- Striking scenes of the fifteenth anniversary of the nation's founding with President Masaryk and other high state officials joining the army and huge crowds taking part in the celebration.
GOLD FOUND NEAR CINCINNATI
OWENSVILLE, O.--Unusual views near the midwest metropolis where prospectors have struck "pay dirt" in the waters of a creek, which is now being "panned" in a hectic gold rush by neighboring villagers.
HUNTERS OPEN SHOOTING SEASON
TULE LAKE, CAL. -- Remarkable scenes of the migration of hundreds of thousands of wild geese and ducks, that darken the sky as sportsmen, in a variety of blinds, revel in the huntsmen's paradise and quickly fill their bags.
ODD GAMES REVIVED AT FETE
NANKING, CHINA. -- Exclusive pictures of a colorful sports meet in which the nation's outstanding athletes participate in queer ancient contests, especially programmed for the occasion, while huge crowds of spectators from every province urge their favorites to victory.
PRODUCE RAISERS ARM TO FIGHT FARM STRIKE
SIOUX CITY, IA. -- Unprecedented scenes in the mid-west where thousands of men, seeking to prevent the delivery of agricultural products to the markets in an attempt to force an increase in prices, are opposed by other owners who organize and equip themselves with guns in a determined effort to break through the picket lines.
18th AMENDMENT REPEALED
U.S.A. -- Unprecedented celebrations and demonstrations mark the defeat of Prohibition as ballotting in the thirty-sixth state assures the adoption of the twenty-first amendment, while in other parts of the land huge throngs of men and women work at top speed to meet the anticipated demand of thirsty millions.
TAMMANY HALL LOSES POWER (Except New York City)
NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Wild scenes in Gotham follow the of Fiorello H. LaGuardia, Fusion candidate for Mayor, after one of the most turbulent elections in municipal history, in which the famous Democratic Tiger's grip on the city government is broken for the first time in twenty years.
FAMOUS CATARACT NEARLY DRY
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. -- Remarkable views at America's great beauty spot as an East Wind, blowing steadily for three days, drives the waters of the Niagara River upstream, leaving a surprisingly small amount of water tumbling over the partly exposed cliff.
THE TALK OF THE WORLD"
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Date Written / Recorded
1933
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1933-11-09, 1933
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Person Discussed
Fiorello H. La Guardia, 1882-1947
Topic / Theme
Elections, Mayors, Political machines, Great Depression, 1929-1941, Trade and Commerce, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 395, October 7, 1935
in Universal Newsreels, Release 395 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1935, originally published 1935), 11 mins
This newsreel features election campaigns and government policies.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 395 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1935, originally published 1935), 11 mins
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This newsreel features election campaigns and government policies.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VII Number 395
TIGERS DOWN CHICAGO CUBS TO CAPTURE WORLD'S SERIES
DETROIT, MICH.--The home team comes into its own at Navin Field, defeating the Windy City nine by 4 to 3 in the sixth game of the baseball championship. Immense crowds thrill as the changing fortunes of the opponents keep the issue in doubt.
HOOVER OPENS '36 CAMPAIGN
OAK...
This newsreel features election campaigns and government policies.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VII Number 395
TIGERS DOWN CHICAGO CUBS TO CAPTURE WORLD'S SERIES
DETROIT, MICH.--The home team comes into its own at Navin Field, defeating the Windy City nine by 4 to 3 in the sixth game of the baseball championship. Immense crowds thrill as the changing fortunes of the opponents keep the issue in doubt.
HOOVER OPENS '36 CAMPAIGN
OAKLAND, CALIF.--The former President makes his first strictly political speech since leaving the White House before a large gathering of Young Republicans, stating that the country is on a "joyride" to bankruptcy.
UTILITY WAR VICTIM BURIED
SCOTCH PLAINS, N. J.--Hundreds of sympathetic neighbors attend last rites for Mrs. Sophie Crempa, shot down and killed by a deputy attempting to arrest her husband as the climax of a long dispute between the Crempas and an electric light company.
MAX BAER BACK ON THE FARM
FAIR OAKS, CALIF.--The former heavyweight champion nurses the bruises he received from Joe Louis as he drives a tractor and milks cows on a ranch owned by his manager.
ORIENTALS SEE TIDAL BORE
HANGCHOW, CHINA.--A great wall of water makes its annual, inspiring trip up the narrow estuary, a huge foaming wave travelling at high speed over the surface and tossing moored vessels about like chips of wood.
PRESIDENT ASSERTS NATION INTENDS TO STAY AT PEACE
SAN DIEGO, CALIF.--The Chief Executive warns a huge throng at the California Pacific International Exposition that threats of war abroad are increasing in gravity and announces his policy of keeping the United States, "unentangled and free" of any conflict.
20 DIE IN PAINT EXPLOSION
CHICAGO, ILL.--A terrific blast of mysterious origin wrecks a paint-manufacturing plant, killing twenty persons and causing injuries to forty others. A falling wall crushes an automobile flat against the pavement.
ITALIAN TROOPS OPEN DRIVE
ERITREA.--Aided by shouting black allies from Italy's colonies, Il Duce's war machine moves into Ethiopia without a formal declaration of hostilities. The advancing soldiers cross the wilderness stretching along Haile Selassie's frontiers.
PRINCETON NOSES OUT PENN
PRINCETON, N. J. -- A fighting Tiger eleven marches down the gridiron in an brilliant last-quarter drive to snatch victory from a Red and Blue team by the score of 7 to 6, rousing 49,000 football fans to wild excitement.
"THE TALK OF THE WORLD"
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Date Written / Recorded
1935
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1935-10-07, 1935
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Herbert Hoover, 1874-1964
Person Discussed
Herbert Hoover, 1874-1964
Topic / Theme
Election campaigns, Government policy, Great Depression, 1929-1941, Italian Invasion of Ethiopia, 1935-1941, Trade and Commerce, War and Violence, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 1935 Universal Pictures Company Inc.
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Universal Newsreels, Release 731, December 26, 1938
in Universal Newsreels, Release 731 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1938, originally published 1938), 9 mins
This Universal Newsreel includes footage of the year's big stories including events in Europe, natural disasters, crime stories, and aviation.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 731 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1938, originally published 1938), 9 mins
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This Universal Newsreel includes footage of the year's big stories including events in Europe, natural disasters, crime stories, and aviation.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL Release No 731
COVERING THE WORLD'S NEWS FOR YOUR SCREEN!
HIGHLIGHTS IN THE NEWS OF 1938
EDITOR'S NOTE:--Universal Newsreel presents a gripping pictorial review of the outstanding news events of the past year!
WORLD CHAOS
Dramatic highlights of Europe's "darkest hour" since 191...
This Universal Newsreel includes footage of the year's big stories including events in Europe, natural disasters, crime stories, and aviation.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL Release No 731
COVERING THE WORLD'S NEWS FOR YOUR SCREEN!
HIGHLIGHTS IN THE NEWS OF 1938
EDITOR'S NOTE:--Universal Newsreel presents a gripping pictorial review of the outstanding news events of the past year!
WORLD CHAOS
Dramatic highlights of Europe's "darkest hour" since 1914! The Nazi juggernaut absorbs Austria as Chancellor Schussnig pleads for independence!--
Pres. Benes of Czechoslovakia resigns as his once-proud nation falls into the greedy orbit of the Reich!--
Prime Minister Chamberlain flies back to a terrified England following the amazing Munich Pact--
But for hundreds of Jews in former Czech land there is no peace, only starvation in exile!
CHINA--Flames of war and Oriental hate burn high as Japanese bombing planes rain death and destruction upon the terror-stricken-natives!
POLITICS
1938 sees a severe set-back for Pres. Roosevelt's New Deal! From coast to coast Republican gains are noted; "purge" targets are swept into office!--
In New York, "Racket Buster" Dewey piles up an amazing vote and almost unseats Gov. Lehman!
The Good Neighbor policy in action! Delegations from 21 American nations meet at the Pan-American parley at Lima!--
Gov. Landon warns dictators of America's solidarity against persecution and tyranny!
CRIME
Dramatic highlights in the sensational case of F. Donald Coster (born Philip Musica), ex-convict, who buried his past, and with his brothers, built up a gigantic drug business, criss-crossed with fraud and other crookedness. Gov't disclosure drives him to suicide!
DISASTERS
Tragedy and suffering in a red-letter year! Hundreds perish as a tropical hurricane devastates the Eastern Seaboard!--
Forty are killed in Montana when a fast train plunges through a weakened bridge into a torrential stream!--
Twenty-three school children die in Utah when a train smashes their bus!--
John Ward horrifies gaping thousands in New York City by leaping 17 stories to his death from a hotel window ledge!--
A huge oil plant goes up in smoke in New Jersey!
IN MEMORIAM
Impressive rites at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City mark the passing of Patrick Cardinal Hayes, beloved church leader and friend of all!
AVIATION
Thrilling pages from the 1938 book of the air! Four Russian scientist-aviators are rescued from an Arctic ice-floe after weeks of suffering!--
The giant new 72-passenger Boeing Clipper is sensational in tests!--
Howard Hughes, millionaire-pilot, spans the globe in a little more than three days!--
There's a hero's welcome for "Wrong-Way" Doug Corrigan after his astounding "hop" to Ireland in a 9-yr.-old plane!--
The amazing English Pick-A-Back plane has a thrilling test flight!--
British airmen set a new non-stop distance mark from Egypt to Australia!
VOLUME X - 1938
with GRAHAM McNAMEE -- by courtesy N. B. C.
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Date Written / Recorded
1938
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Date Published / Released
1938-12-26, 1938
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Topic / Theme
Elections, International relations, Natural disasters, Accidental deaths, Armed forces, Traffic accidents, Aircraft, Rail accidents, War, Trade and Commerce, Climate and the Environment, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 915, September 30, 1940
in Universal Newsreels, Release 915 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1940, originally published 1940), 12 mins
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Congress, Franklin Roosevelt, and economic depressions.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 915 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1940, originally published 1940), 12 mins
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This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Congress, Franklin Roosevelt, and economic depressions.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL Release No 915
COVERING THE WORLD'S NEWS FOR YOUR SCREEN!
WILLKIE HAILED BY 50,000 IN EAST
YONKERS, N. Y.--The Republican "Crusader" follows his whirlwind Western tour with a forceful speech before a huge crowd at the Empire Track. Pledging himself to giving the "Nation back to the people," h...
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Congress, Franklin Roosevelt, and economic depressions.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL Release No 915
COVERING THE WORLD'S NEWS FOR YOUR SCREEN!
WILLKIE HAILED BY 50,000 IN EAST
YONKERS, N. Y.--The Republican "Crusader" follows his whirlwind Western tour with a forceful speech before a huge crowd at the Empire Track. Pledging himself to giving the "Nation back to the people," he continues his attacks on the New Deal.
MIGHTY AIRFLEET SOARS AS F.D.R. DEDICATES AIRPORT
GRAVELLY POINT, VA.--An armada of 500 military planes, including huge Flying Fortresses, roars overhead in an impressive display as President Roosevelt lays the cornerstone for the new Washington National Airport. The $12,500,000 air terminal will be ready for use this year.
LEGION PICKS NEW COMMANDER
BOSTON, MASS.--Winding up its 1940 convention, the American Legion elects Milo J. Warner of Toledo to be national commander for the coming year. He succeeds Raymond J. Kelly of Detroit.
GARNER RETURNS TO CAPITAL
WASHINGTON, D. C.--Ending his unexplained absence of three months, during which he remained at his Texas home, the Vice-President comes back to (illegible text)pitol Hill. He is expected to fight for early adjournment of Congress.
MODERN "SINBAD" COMES HOME
SEATTLE, WASH.--The end of an exciting 50,000-mile sagal Dwight Long, 27, returns after six years from a sail around the world in a 32-foot boat. His home town turns out to give him a gala welcome.
CATS COME "OUT OF THE BAG"
NEW YORK, N. Y.--Cats--all sizes, shapes and pedigrees--take part in a special exhibit and show at the World's Fair. Persians, Siamese, Manx and "just pussies"--but they'll delight you with their kittenish antics.
"OUR BOOTS" WINS THE FUTURITY
BELMONT PARK, N. Y.--25,000 turf fans see the six-to-one shot annex $87,400 racing classic, nosing out the favorite, King Cole, and winning by a length and a half. A spectacular victory!
GRIDIRON THRILLS OF THE WEEK
Michigan Trounces California
BERKELEY, CALIF.--Paced by the fast-stepping Tom Harmon, the Wolverines ride rough-shod over the Golden Bears, 41-0. Harmon gallops 94 yards through the entire opposition to score!
Minnesota Tops Washington
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.--40,000 thrilled football fans see the hard-hitting "Gopher" eleven outscore the "Huskies," 19-14, in a gridiron thriller. Franck's 98-yard kick-off gallop is one of the highlights!
VOLUME XII - 1940
with GRAHAM McNAMEE -- by courtesy N. B. C.
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Date Written / Recorded
1940
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Date Published / Released
1940-09-30, 1940
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Wendell Lewis Willkie, 1892-1944, Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Person Discussed
Wendell Lewis Willkie, 1892-1944, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945
Topic / Theme
Economic depressions, Elections, Presidents, Legislatures, Great Depression, 1929-1941, Trade and Commerce, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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