Roosevelt and Willkie

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

40/94

Date Released

21 Nov 1940

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Airmen Train in South Africa
2. 2Canada’s Army Grows
3. 3Ajax Wins Again
4. 4In the Mediterranean
5. 5Won VC in First Fight
6. 6Coventry
7. *Ajax Wins Again
8. *Roosevelt and Willkie
9. *Kennedy Returns to New York

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary

President Roosevelt gets a ticker-tape welcome as he drives through New York streets, after being elected for the third time. At the same time his opponent, Mr Wendell Willkie, pays a last minute visit to New York’s World Fair.

Local distribution only

Dublin release only

Keywords

Politics and government; Ceremonies; Exhibitions and shows

Locations

New York

Length of story (in feet)

89

Story extras:

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