1941 - President Roosevelt: Excerpts, State of the Union Address, 77th Congress. 06Jan41 Pt 1 of 2

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk 1941 - President Roosevelt: Excerpts, State of the Union Address, 77th Congress. 06Jan41 Pt 1 of 2 The first phase of the invasion of this Hemisphere would not be the landing of regular troops. The necessary strategic points would be occupied by secret agents & by their dupes- and great numbers of them are already here, and in Latin America. As long as the aggressor nations maintain the offensive, they - not we - will choose the time & the place & the method of their attack (muted applause). 11:00:45 And that is why the future of all the American Republics is today in serious danger. That is why this Annual Message to the Congress is unique in our history. That is why every member of the Executive Branch of the Government & every member of the Congress face great responsibility, great accountability. The need of the moment is that our actions & our policy should be devoted primarily - almost exclusively - to meeting this foreign peril. For all our domestic problems are now a part of the great emergency. Just as our national policy in inter... (edit, missing material) 11:01:38 ...and for funds sufficient to manufacture additional munitions & war supplies of many kinds, to be turned over to those nations which are now in actual war w/ aggressor nations. (edit, missing material) 11:01:59 Taking counsel of expert military & naval authorities, considering what is best for our own security, we are free to decide how much should be kept here & how much should be sent abroad to our friends who by their determined & heroic resistance are giving us time in which to make ready our own defense. (applause) (edit, missing brief material) 11:02:33 ... and which we need. (applause) (edit, missing brief material) 11:02:47 In fulfillment of this purpose we will not be intimidated by the threats of dictators that they will regard as a breach of international law or as an act of war our aid to the democracies which dare to resist their aggression. Such aid (applause), such aid is not an act of war, even if a dictator should unilaterally proclaim it so to be. (applause) And when the dictators, if the dictators, are ready to make war upon us, they will not wait for an act of war on our part. They did not wait for Norway or Belgium or the Netherlands to commit an act of war. (applause) (edit, missing brief material). 11:04:05 The happiness of future generations of Americans may well depend upon how effective & how immediate we can make our aid felt. No one can tell the exact character of the emergency situations that we may be called upon to meet. The Nation's hands must not be tied when the Nation's life is in danger. (applause). Yes, and we must prepare, all of us prepare, to make the sacrifices that the emergency - almost as serious as war itself - demands. Whatever stands in the way of speed & efficiency in defense, in defense preparations of any kind, must give way to the national need. A free nation has the right to expect full (edit, material missing) Continued... Pre-WWII; Pre-WW2; Lend-lease; Four Freedoms Speech Excerpts; NOTE: 11:00:00 - 11:09:25 sold at per reel rate. NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk