Fireside chat. 1941 May 27, NBC introduction
NBC announcers set the stage for U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's only fireside chat ever delivered before a live audience. The announcers explain that FDR will likely declare an "unlimited national emergency" in light of the German sinking of the British battleship H.M.S. Hood followed by the British sinking of the German battleship Bismarck.
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- In Collections
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G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Copyright Status
- No Copyright
- Date
- 1941-05-27
- Broadcasters
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National Broadcasting Company
- Subjects
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Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
World War (1939-1945)
Presidents
United States
- Material Type
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Sound recordings
- Language
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English
- Extent
- 00:02:40
- Venue Note
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Broadcast 1941 May 27.
- Holding Institution
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Vincent Voice Library
- Call Number
- Voice 5974
- Catalog Record
- http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b8533866
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