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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Below is a list of motion pictures featuring FDR that are housed within the Audio/Visual collections at the FDR Library and that are in the public domain. Click here to download the printable version.
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| Title | Description | Library ID |
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| Title | Description | Library ID |
| 1935 White House Easter Egg Roll | Filmed by Fred Hill 3 mins, silent, b&w, 16mm Home movie including footage of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt at the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn on April 22, 1935. Shows FDR walking to the South Portico to address the assembled crowd. Donated by Richard G. Hill | MP 18-05 |
| 1941 Inauguration of FDR | National Youth Administration, c. 1941 , public domain 24 mins. (570 ft), silent, color, titles, 16mm Scenes of FDR's third inaugural, January 21, 1941, including NYA participants, motorcade to Capitol, oath of office, inaugural address, and parade. From President Roosevelt's collection. | |
| Boettiger Family at Mercer Island , Wa ; Hyde Park , NY and Sun Valley | John Boettiger home movie 15 mins. (353 ft), silent, color, 16mm Seaside and boat scenes with John Boettiger, John R. Boettiger, Curtis Roosevelt, Eleanor Seagraves, Anna Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Malvina Thompson, Hyde Park: FDR driving with Anna and Princess Martha of Norway. Also Henry and E linor Morgenthau. Sun Valley: Anna and John Boettiger hunting. Also Gary Cooper. Donated by John Boettiger, Eleanor Seagraves and Curtis Roosevelt. | MP78-1:13 |
| Cairo and Teheran | Produced by US Signal Corps 8 mins. (819 ft), composite, b & w, 35 mm Sound track is read by FDR - he speaks on the strategic concepts of the Pacific war; the choice of Eisenhower to lead the European invasion; postwar treatment of Germany; relations with USSR and Stalin. Final caption: "This Film is Restricted." | FDR2594-22-1 |
| Cairo and Teheran Conferences, Nov - DEC, 1943 | Photographed by Lt. William Rigdon, USN, 1943 14 mins. (340 ft), silent, b & w, titles, 16mm FDR meeting with Winston Churchill, Chiang Kai Shek, Madame Chiang and Joseph Stalin. From President Roosevelt's collection | MP71-8:62 |
| Caribbean Cruise, December 1940 | Produced by US Navy Recruiting Bureau, public domain 48 mins. (1100 ft), silent, color, titles, 16mm FDR's inspection cruise through the West Indies on board the USS Tuscaloosa , December 3-14, 1940. From President Roosevelt's collection. | MP71-8:52 |
| Commander in Chief Observes Amphibious Operations | Probably Navy film, 1944 9 mins. (200 ft), silent, color, titles, 16mm FDR observes from car a practice amphibious landing exercise conducted by Fifth Marine Division and the Navy at Amphibious Training Base at Oceanside, CA approximately 40 miles north of San Diego on July 20, 1944. Also seen are Col. James Roosevelt, Adm. Leahy, Maj. Gen. Price, Rear Adm. Davis, Col. Wharton, Maj. Gen. Rockey, Brig. Gen. Pickett and Fala. FromPresident Roosevelt's collection. | MP71-8:69 |
| Dedication Ceremonies for the Mark Twain Memorial Bridge | Produced by Hannibal, MO Chamber of Commerce 21 mins. (500 ft), silent, b & w, 16mm Includes scene of FDR at bridge dedication ceremonies, September 4, 1936. From President Roosevelt's collection. | MP71-8:7 |
| FDR - Inaugural, 1933 | Universal out-take 661 x 2 7 mins. (256ft), sound, b & w, 16mm Excerpts from President Roosevelt's first inaugural address, March 4, 1933. Includes "fear" statement. Received from NARS. | MP80-1 |
| FDR - Inaugural, 1933 | Norman Sweetser home movie 2 mins. 30 sec. (60 ft), silent, b & w, 16mm from original 8mm Home movie footage of FDR's first inauguration, March 4, 1933. (Entire film lasts five minutes; contains footage unrelated to FDR.) Donated by Mrs. Chales E. Johnson | MP81-2 |
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