Here's the complete broadcast of an NBC News special, Nothing to Fear: The Legacy of FDR (commemorating what would have been Franklin Delano Roosevelt's 100th birthday), as transmitted in Chicago over WMAQ Channel 5. The narrator is John Hart.
All show voiceovers are by Howard Reig.
Includes:
Tail end of McDonald's Menu Music Chant Quiz Game promo
Station ID / NewsCenter5 at 10pm promo with Ron Magers
Segment 1 opens with clip of March 4th 1937 inaugural speech, followed by John's setup of coming show with emphasis on FDR "demanding action," excerpt of March 4th 1933 inaugural speech, John inside family mansion at Hyde Park elaborating more, and opening titles
Sponsor billboard for Chevrolet
Commercial: Chevrolet Celebrity
Segment 2 includes a capsuled look at FDR's early life, his bout with polio, the role his wife Eleanor played in the Administration, remembrances from son James Roosevelt, 1932 Election Night, his Warm Springs, GA retreat, his relationship with the press (as recounted by photographer Arthur Rothstein and journalist Richard Strout), the role radio played in his Presidency, comments from Yale University Prof. Robin W. Winks and poet Archibald MacLeish, a clip of a speech before the University of North Carolina on December 5th 1938, and another clip on a train stop
Commercials for:
Sizzlean bacon
Philips Petroleum
Michelob Light
Promos for Little House on the Prairie and "When a Stranger Calls" for Monday, and Fame for Thursday (this and other such voiceovers by Danny Dark except where noted)
Segment 3, featuring more from 1933 inaugural address, the plight of farmers (interviews with Emil Loriks and Strout), foreclosures and Hoovervilles, Bank Holiday and founding of FDIC, reunion of key New Dealers including Joe Glazer, Robert Nathan and James Rowe, the first 100 days with all sorts of government agencies created, and individual agencies such as the WPA spotlighted (John Houseman and Mrs. Ben Shahn interviewed)
Commercials for:
Ford Care Coverage (with Telly Savalas)
Taylor California Cellars Chablis
Promo for Hill Street Blues
Commercials for:
Peppers Waterbeds Sale
The Gallant Men of Olds (with George Burns)
NewsCenter5 update with Ron Magers, with station ID
Segment 4, dealing with criticisms of his policies, sit-in strikes (interviews with Victor Reuther and a GM worker), Columbia University Prof. William Leuchtenburg on Wagner Act, creation of Social Security (interview with 1935-38 administrator Frank Bane), the Dust Bowl (one of its survivors speaks), the Rural Electrification Administration and Tennessee Valley Authority, recollections from Sen. Jennings Randolph, and the start of FDR's third term
Commercials for:
Vaseline Intensive Care
Ragu Homestyle Spaghetti Sauce (with Judy Cimmino)
Anacin Fast Pain Relief
Promos for Quincy (voiceover by Casey Kasem) and "World War III" (voiceover by Adolph Caesar?)
Segment 5, with the Battle of Britain, FDR's entry into World War II, his first meeting with Winston Churchill (with Rutgers University Prof. Warren Kimball), attack on Pearl Harbor and its role in bringing American unity and lasting social changes (including Rosie the Riveter), Marian Anderson performing at Lincoln Memorial and the desegregation of the military, the internment of Japanese-Americans (interview with Yale University Prof. John Morton Blum), abysmal record with European Jews (interview with CUNY Prof. Henry Feingold), aftermath of war as related to Soviet Union and Yalta meetings; his death and funeral, and ending comments from John and numerous interviewees
Commercials for:
Michelob Light
Chevrolet Camaro
Promos for Father Murphy (voiceover by Danny Dark), and for McClain's Law and Cassie & Co. (voiceover by ??)
Ending credits, followed by NBC News production notice and "solely responsible for its content" disclaimer
Promo for NBC Nightly News (voiceover by Mel Brandt)
Preview for upcoming NewsCenter5 with Ron Magers
Commercials for:
H&R Block (with Henry Block)
Greyhound Buses (incomplete; recording ends midway)
This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, January 24th 1982 during the 9:00pm to 10:00pm timeframe.
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