Roosevelt Memorial (1947)

Unissued / unused material - location and date unclear or unknown. United States of America (USA). Wreaths are laid on the grave and a bust is unveiled to mark the occasion of the 65th birthday of Franklin Roosevelt, Ex President of the USA. VS General Maxwell D Taylor, Superintendent of West Point, places a wreath on Roosevelt’s grave on behalf of President Truman. VS of people looking on. CU Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt talking to Nancy Drury, child poster girl. CU Nancy Drury laying a wreath. VS of people watching unveiling ceremony. CU the white granite bust of Roosevelt is unveiled. (Lav & Mute.) Material dates from around January 1947. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000