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WWII Office of War Information Broadcast re Invasion of North Africa, ca Nov42

Reel Number: 221659-02

Color: Black and White

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1942,1940s

Country: USA

Location: New York City,North Africa,NYC

TC Begins: 02:10:50

TC Ends: 02:19:41

Duration: 00:08:51

WWII Office of War Information Broadcast re Invasion of North Africa, ca Nov42 Radio studio; engineer at control console & gives signal; man puts transcription disc on turntable. Starts. Repeats & adjusts knobs. CU putting disc on turntable, placing needle, starting. ECU Office of War Information disc FR 296, President Roosevelt’s speech in French starting. 02:13:21 SOF begins French introduction of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Poor French by FDR re landing in North Africa (?). Repeats. 02:17:42 CU of control panel w/ needles bouncing, knobs etc. 02:18:10 MCU announcer behind network microphones. SoF: The successful occupation of Northwest Africa is a brilliant beginning of the American phase of the war. Carefully planned & ably executed it is a guarantee of the quality of our army; quality which will be further proved...should inspire us to all work harder... 02:18:51 Repeat. WW2; North African Invasion; 1942; Operation Torch;

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