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1937 - USA, Presidential Inauguration:  FDR, excerpt of 2nd Inaugural Address from East Portico.  20Jan37]
LS FDR on arm of son (brief) cut to telephoto of address.  "the Constitution of 1787 did not make our democracy impotent (sound interruptions)
06:33:12  "that is not all that you and I mean by the new order of things. (edit)
06:33:18  "under the goad of fear and suffering.  The times were on the side of progress.  To hold to progress today, however, is more difficult.  Dulled conscience, irresponsibility, & ruthless self-interest already reappear. Such symptoms of prosperity may become portents of disaster!  Prosperity already tests the persistence of our progressive purpose.  So let us ask again:  Have we reached the goal of our vision of that fourth day of March, 1933?  Have we found our happy valley?  (edit)
06:34:07  "But here is the challenge to our democracy: In this nation I see...  (edit)
06:34:16  "the necessities of life.  I see millions of families trying to live... (edit)
06:34:24  "products of farm & factory & by their poverty denying work & productiveness to many other millions.  I see one-third of a nation ill-housed, ill-clad, ill-nourished... (edit)
06:34:44  applause  "and we will never regard any faithful, law-abiding group within our borders as superfluous. The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.  (cheering)  If I know aught of the spirit & purpose of our Nation, we will not listen to Comfort, Opportunism, and Timidity. We will carry on.  (cheering)
06:35:31  "uncorrupted by cancers of injustice &, therefore, strong among the nations in its example of the will to peace.  Today we reconsecrate our country to long-cherished ideals in a suddenly changed civilization. In every land there are always at work forces that drive men apart and forces that draw men together. In our personal ambitions we are individualists. But in our seeking for economic and political progress as a nation, we all go up, or else we all go down, as one people.  (cheering & edit)
06:36:31  "leadership can voice common ideals, and aid in their realization.  In taking again the oath of office(edit)
06:36:46 (Garbled cuts)  Leaving microphone to applause & standing, acknowledging w/ Garner beside; listening to National Anthem being played.  Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes visible.  Much cheering.  Reverend raises hand & begins prayer.
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NOTE:  First inaugural held on 20th of January.
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