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IRL (In Real Life) => General Discussion => Topic started by: besilarius on April 14, 2015, 06:28:10 PM

Title: Newsreel of Franklin Roosevelt's funeral cortege
Post by: besilarius on April 14, 2015, 06:28:10 PM
http://www.c-span.org/video/?325090-1/newsreel-1945-funeral-president-franklin-roosevelt

Hard to imagine in these days of 24 hour news, that you might only see a newsreel once a week, when you went to the movies.
Title: Re: Newsreel of Franklin Roosevelt's funeral cortege
Post by: Greybriar on April 15, 2015, 01:13:40 AM
I think it's great that old films are being restored. It helps bring history alive.

F.D.R. died before I was born. The video you provided the link to was the first I'd seen of the events following his death.

Thanks, besilarius!  O0
Title: Re: Newsreel of Franklin Roosevelt's funeral cortege
Post by: airboy on April 16, 2015, 07:24:32 PM
He died in Warm Springs Georgia - very close to where I live.  His mistress was there - but Eleanor was far, far away.  Sort of like the Clintons.

Anyway, I've seen photos of the procession taking his coffin to the railroad station.
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