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Roosevelt Introduction (00:45)

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Footage from inside the DNC in 1932 as Senator Alben Barkley, waxing eloquent about FDR's many talents, introduces the nominee to a crowd roaring with approval. The Senator would meet a tragic demise in 1956 while giving a keynote speech at Washington and Lee University's mock convention.

Tags: Democratic National Convention, 1932 DNC, Alben Barkley, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democratic Nominee, presidential election, Washington and Lee, Keynote speech

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