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The municipal broadcasting system presents by transcription the world stood still. I. Found a one for two and a stiff five from the green banks along the Potomac to the hot sand dunes of the African desert across the mighty Alps in the dirt covered fox holes of you would you mind Wherever a man lived and fought favor shocked into insensibility fatha new rules that electrified the Fed the Denver Roosevelt is dead. Slowly the world gasped for breath. And started back on its long tiresome task of living for this was April twelfth one thousand nine hundred forty five. I'm not see as we're reeling toward defeat by standing at the head of freedom's Defenders was a man close to the hearts of all men for his name Franklin Delano Roosevelt his purpose that all men should live in a world of freedom freedom of speech freedom of every person to worship God in his own way freedom from one freedom from fear now. The man is dead. Did. It. Is did you know just like I want to debate he was like one of the family is that why you wish he was dead I cut it out of what you own Leave the kid alone can't you see he's taken a hard enough leave him alone Why only yesterday he said he wished he had that man in the foxhole with me charm with the war was all about it all when you leave me alone I could say anything in a stink and foxhole with a Jerry is taken but anything Why only yesterday you want to got up that was yesterday was guy yesterday here. But I can remember back when my mum wouldn't let me go to school because I didn't have no shoes to wear here and it was snowing then to snow and something of John we can't let Philly go to school and that's now we have no shoes to weigh what happened to the ones he was wearing yesterday the soles of one right through went into them fixed before they fell apart there was no money job all right hasn't been paid now for three months all right then let him wear my shoes how can you go out looking for a job in your bare feet it's all right honey it's all right. But I'm where my shoes to school. And I did when I thought issues that. Are. Funny. The kids didn't even live. But there was no job and no shoes that went. And then it happened I can remember it just like yesterday. The first time I heard his voice. I don't remember everything he said. Only these words still keep ringing and inside my mind our greatest crime right size is not paperwork so first of all let me just start my family if they are right thing where you have to face. Yes Fear Itself I have us. I am justified Sarah. Palin lives it is meted out for us. To work by us. That. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself and then things began to change something was happening in everybody knew it and felt better and pop got a job sure was only raking leaves in the park at first but we paid already we bought shoes and food and now my kids got shoes because something good. He was almost like a father to me. And he did. On the home front people who were stung too they forgot but only yesterday they were talking about that man in the White House every one of the merchants about what the heck drive a delivery boy all feeling the lash of the words did. He did. He is your groceries mom thank you. Put them down Danny put down the grocery. My angel laughing like you said you would win when that man got out of the White House and he play you dancin in the streets like you said and holding a regular powwow to celebrate his going away why don't you how much more known Shani you must and you don't understand here today we aren't Democrats or Republicans or Catholics or Jews or negroes Danny today we are just people who've lost a great man and the very heart of our way of life can you understand any. I remember way back when you were too young to know. Your father was losing his business cards to yes Danny his courage to go and that was the most dreadful thing face. We were never Democrats Danny. And we wish you were if that man ever got into the presidency chair we would lose everything even when things got better I guess we just never quite forgave him for winning that election. And helping us out of those hard days and you. Could see I guess I loved him too Mom only one thing I can tell him knowing him more could cause death. Now. Reverend George Washington Taylor of Austin Texas telling so he want to do very badly at seventy five a man have something to tell because he does it with his heart so especially if his skin is dark he simply said he was moved this is he came down here to the forgotten places and let in the forgotten people he let us halfway across the desert. So we could go the rest of the way BIOS SIL's at seventy five. So riddle time left now according this is I'm up and if Sam Houston college tele might happen there was she wanted to say something to something the president could hear who would know what Roosevelt meant to a Negro through. So many promises have been broken but Roosevelt made a college education possible for me besides less Washington flossed grabbing for my mother Rosa both gave a man a chance to be young man. Excuse my team. When we have another friend like Rose about. But he knew. He knew it when he said what our own nation of men and nationality and money raising money you will let him. Bound together by. A single word you want to say do you want to know freedom and equality. Seeks to set one lashing that way I gave stand up sit still and write a poem nationalities. All I must seats to set one race some great stuff up six to one side all right she's. Still sat one religion OK I started out up six stood astride all one left. I am fighting for Upgrade America for our Come friends in which men and women have equal rights let me say I'm justice. I am fighting as I always have fought all the rights so little my. Eyes wow was the big man. Well the way I was one of the strong Oh yes who are helpless that's why I was slow mo can help themselves the salaries of democracy they must be is something much more let's love this it is a real living thing I'm human I'm very compounded the bright. The muscles I'm hot and so on. The seven seas of democracy it is the bus ride of every citizen the wires and the color of. The Protestant. The carriage. The job the sounds I'm going to dollars every country in the wound will make up look people love this lad and the Muslim use em right man woman. Or loves freedom and Sons the cause of freedom while things look like it's to the people of this nation one voice was cutting a new path with courage and conviction through the confusion that was ours and that voice was heard throughout the world it was July second one thousand nine hundred thirty two Franklin Delano Roosevelt had just received the Democratic nomination to the presidency of the United States and this is the custom was making his acceptance address to the people of the nation he said. You know I pledge myself to what you do you know well the American people let us all they are a Son of God stood You ourselves probably saw you. Competence out of coverage less is more. Pay. It is a call so I. Give me your help. To when. But so when this oh say no restore Oh. So it's all the people and the people who listen who gave him all he asked for they help their votes so America started on it's a long road to recovery just like that soldier said it was raking leaves at first planting trees building roads doing the countless things that seem so an important at that time but it was rebuilding the courage of America and a free people everywhere then came the harrowing years of our time for while we were building our nation back to help men in other parts of the world were building their nations to war and was screeching the hatred from balcony of some house tops. And I think oh my. God I'm afraid I don't. Know but I don't. Want to hear it and I don't want to. Watch that word that. He got. Back from. Iraq. Once again it was the good natured country squire from along the Hudson who recognize the danger to our own land and told it we interrupt this program to bring you a special news bulletin the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor Hawaii by air President Roosevelt has just announced and once again it became his duty to save our country from another kind of disaster. For this the commander in chief for his title with dignity and humanity under his leadership the free people of the world united as one to corral the madman in their own haunts and the strife and there is job was almost finished. And on a balmy Thursday afternoon the little white house and Warm Springs Georgia. Attire was victorious war had slipped away at the climax of his career. And for one minute the world to it. Then but years began to flow warm human tears and tributes from a great food world to a father. Informed of her husband's death Mrs Roosevelt exclaimed I last saw for the people of the world and the United States than I am for. Arriving at the White House Vice President Truman I asked him what he could do she replied What can I do for you Paris which had been bubbling along in a rather forced an artificial gayety during those months just quit cold and called it a night within thirty minutes of the arrival of the news. At zeros one of the town's finest nightclubs the French Frank Sinatra shots today that attracted an unusually large number of French patrons in addition to the usual mob of Americans when the announcement was made the President Roosevelt had died. There was no need to say the club was closing. The customers just coasted. The French looked stunned as did the American. Prime Minister Churchill was immediately apprised of his great friend's death. He was so shocked but he declined. UNINTELLIGIBLE was the word. Francis Cardinal Spellman added his voice to the bereavement our nation still bleeding from the wounds of war today suffered its most grievous will and the death of our president and commander in chief his gifted inspiring leadership valid us to the threshold of victory but victory in his war for peace he himself because I am was victim my own eyes have seen his struggles to prevent war his burdens and sorrows in was. His hopes his prayers and his works to conquer War Franklin Roosevelt was a warrior for peace our president has taken his place among the gallant dead who have made our nation consecrate and it falls upon us the living to preserve this nation in fulfillment of our sacred debt to all our martyred dead the tragedy of his passing was the greater because he was a citizen of the world and the whole world mourned its loss on the following morning Mr Churchill was able to compose himself and wired to Mrs Roosevelt. In. Fear of sympathy. In your grievous loss it is all of. The laws of the British nation. And. I have done in a great and. I. Said deep day for you all and. I have lost a dear. And cherish brain chip which was folded in the thought. Of Wall. Trusts you may find consolation. In. His name. And the magnet you. All his way the Black Aged red flags of the Soviet Union are slowly hoisted over the Kremlin over all public buildings and in the city squares it was a gesture to the head of a foreign government unparalleled in Soviet history Marshall Joseph Stalin voicing the nationwide grief of his people wrote. Of the Soviet government and myself personally I express profile condolence to the government of the United States of America on the occasion of the premature death the president Rosell the American people and the United Nations. To Franklin Roosevelt a great politician of world significance. The pioneer in the organization of peace. And security of the wall in our own land the World Herald of Omaha Nebraska described it this way there are no Republicans in America today no Democrats no new dealers or N.D. no dealers there are only Americans united in a sense of national bereavement. And so while he's model remains carried to his beloved home at Hyde Park which has become a shrine to people everywhere but he spirit lives on in his constant leadership for the betterment of the world expressed so eloquently in the unspoken words of the speech he was to have delivered on the day following his death he wrote today and whale faced with the preeminent fact that if symbolisation is to somebody we must come to the science of human relationships. All peoples of all kinds were left to God. Why have to get up in the same way. At peace let me assure you all of my hand is the study for what is to be done I am womb our family I am the love fast knowing that you know Megan's many times all of you know of joy when. You know resolve tonight this was and your blowout my friends this piece more than the end of this was. An end to love beginnings of all was. This I am for Rob you know this and practical the realistic settlement of the differences between governments bottom of mass killings of people the latter a way to move against the terrible and the water up as way go forward well the greatest contribution any generation of human beings can like in this world the contribution of lasting peace I ask you to keep up your leg. I don't measure on the Psalms she. Kept me in May at this time. But a straight ahead of you are all confidence you all resolve. To you. I'm so all Americans dedicate themselves well us. Having peace I say they already live it to our realisation of time oh. I want to. Say let us all on. After you say today on the fifth anniversary of the death of a beloved President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. We pause for just one. To Let. Stand still. The world stood still it was written and produced by Lion wear and directed by Jerry sent the sound technician was Frank Norwood Burt column was the writer others in the cast were Jack Curtis Selma Sam Jack tureen and Philip whoa this was a transcribed feature of the municipal Broadcasting System.