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Universal Newsreels, Release 984, May 29, 1941
in Universal Newsreels, Release 984 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1941, originally published 1941), 4 mins
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, and Dwight Eisenhower.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 984 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1941, originally published 1941), 4 mins
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This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, and Dwight Eisenhower.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL
F. D. R. PROCLAIMS "WAR" EMERGENCY
WASHINGTON, D. C.--Putting the nation on a virtual war footing, the President announces to dictator nations that the U. S. will fight to prevent encroachment in the Western Hemisphere, and that our naval vessels will answer...
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, and Dwight Eisenhower.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL
F. D. R. PROCLAIMS "WAR" EMERGENCY
WASHINGTON, D. C.--Putting the nation on a virtual war footing, the President announces to dictator nations that the U. S. will fight to prevent encroachment in the Western Hemisphere, and that our naval vessels will answer force with force in defending the freedom of the seas. Pan-American diplomats hear and applaud his epochal challenge!
BRITISH AVENGE THE HOOD
A dramatic epic of the sea comes to an end! The British battle-cruiser, H.M.S. Hood, sunk off Greenland by the Nazi battleship, Bismarck, is avenged when English warships and planes cripple the marauding Bismarck after a four-day chase, and send it to its doom.
GAS "BRONCS" IN DIZZY HILL CLIMB
FOX RIVER GROVE, ILL.--Dare-devil drivers pilot their mechanical "broncs" up the steep slope of Cary Hill--45 degrees up and up! Nasty spills are the penalty for trying--but the boys keep right at it!
WATER-SKI-JUMPING NEW THRILL
STOCKTON, CALIF.--Water skiing with a new twist--! Now it's water-ski-jumping, with daring slat-men sailing through the air over a tricky incline! Some make it--while others, well, they get dunked--and how!
THE ARMY "STOPS A TANK"
FT. ETHAN ALLEN, VT.--The latest method of stopping tanks is demonstrated by troops of the "Alexander Hamilton" Battery, using 75 mm. guns. The target is towed across the terrain--and is no cinch to hit!
MODERN "TARZANS" TAKE A BOW
PHILADELPHIA, PA.--"Muscles on parade" captions this display of male pulchritude, assembled for the National A.A.U. weight-lifting tourney and the annual "Mr. America" contest. Girls--don't miss it!
SOLDIERS IN "KNOCK-OUT" FIGHT
CAMP UPTON, N. Y.--There's a small-scale war going on at the "draftee" training camp, as two heavy-weights go to town in a bang-up battle that thrills the soldier-guests! Soldiers know a real "war" when they see it!
VOL. 13--NO. 984
with GRAHAM McNAMEE -- by courtesy N. B. C.
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Date Written / Recorded
1941
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Date Published / Released
1941-05-29, 1941
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945, Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Person Discussed
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945
Topic / Theme
Military aid, Military alliances, Presidents, Military academies, World War II, 1939-1945, War and Violence, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Vietnam: A Television History, Interview with Abbott Low Moffat, 1982
produced by Richard Ellison, fl. 1985, in Vietnam: A Television History (Boston, MA: WGBH Boston, 1983), 20 mins
Abbot Low Moffat was the head of the Division of Southeast Asian Affairs in the United States Department of State from 1944–1947. He details Franklin Roosevelt’s plans for a post-colonial Indochina, and notes that this direction was reversed under President Truman. He recalls the divisions within the State Dep...
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produced by Richard Ellison, fl. 1985, in Vietnam: A Television History (Boston, MA: WGBH Boston, 1983), 20 mins
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Abbot Low Moffat was the head of the Division of Southeast Asian Affairs in the United States Department of State from 1944–1947. He details Franklin Roosevelt’s plans for a post-colonial Indochina, and notes that this direction was reversed under President Truman. He recalls the divisions within the State Department regarding French Indochina, and his opposition to the decision to back the French in their attempt to hold the colony. He brief...
Abbot Low Moffat was the head of the Division of Southeast Asian Affairs in the United States Department of State from 1944–1947. He details Franklin Roosevelt’s plans for a post-colonial Indochina, and notes that this direction was reversed under President Truman. He recalls the divisions within the State Department regarding French Indochina, and his opposition to the decision to back the French in their attempt to hold the colony. He briefly describes Ho Chi Minh, the presence of Japanese troops in Indochina, and the murder of OSS officer Peter Dewey.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Richard Ellison, fl. 1985
Date Published / Released
1983
Publisher
WGBH Boston
Series
Vietnam: A Television History
Speaker / Narrator
Abbott Low Moffat, 1901-1996
Person Discussed
Abbott Low Moffat, 1901-1996, Ho Chi Minh, 1890-1969, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945, Harry S. Truman, 1884-1972
Topic / Theme
Decolonization, Government policy, Imperialism, Military aid, Murder, Nationalism, Political alliances, Political schisms, Postwar reconstruction, World War II, 1939-1945, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960), Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of WGBH Boston.
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Vietnam: A Television History, Interview with Archimedes L. A. Patti, 1981
produced by Richard Ellison, fl. 1985, in Vietnam: A Television History (Boston, MA: WGBH Boston, 1983), 1 hour 18 mins
Archimedes Patti was an officer in the United States Army and, after World War Two, the Office of Strategic Services. Mr. Patti describes the U.S. position on Southeast Asia during World War Two, and the emerging Vietnamese Independence Movement. He describes his first meetings with Ho Chi Minh and details the ass...
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produced by Richard Ellison, fl. 1985, in Vietnam: A Television History (Boston, MA: WGBH Boston, 1983), 1 hour 18 mins
Description
Archimedes Patti was an officer in the United States Army and, after World War Two, the Office of Strategic Services. Mr. Patti describes the U.S. position on Southeast Asia during World War Two, and the emerging Vietnamese Independence Movement. He describes his first meetings with Ho Chi Minh and details the assistance of the Viet Minh in the war effort. He recalls the scene in Hanoi after the war and the attempts by the French to recoup their...
Archimedes Patti was an officer in the United States Army and, after World War Two, the Office of Strategic Services. Mr. Patti describes the U.S. position on Southeast Asia during World War Two, and the emerging Vietnamese Independence Movement. He describes his first meetings with Ho Chi Minh and details the assistance of the Viet Minh in the war effort. He recalls the scene in Hanoi after the war and the attempts by the French to recoup their colony. He details his talks with Ho, and notes that the Vietnamese Declaration of Independence was quite similar to that of the United States. He concludes with his views of the Vietnam War from the perspective of one who understood the roots of the conflict and knew how it could have been avoided.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Richard Ellison, fl. 1985
Date Published / Released
1983
Publisher
WGBH Boston
Series
Vietnam: A Television History
Speaker / Narrator
Archimedes L. A. Patti
Person Discussed
Archimedes L. A. Patti, Ho Chi Minh, 1890-1969
Topic / Theme
Decolonization, Government policy, Military alliances, Nationalism, Postwar reconstruction, Revolutionaries, World War II, 1939-1945, First Indochina War, 1946-1954, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), Post-war Era (1945–1960), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of WGBH Boston.
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