there might be a scene from springwood in hyde park. there might be a scene from val kill or warm springs and it jumps all over. at this point, they are not clearly delineated. there is not a clear analogy so we are trying to sort through them. we started putting together a highlight reel where we put together a selection of clips from warm springs and a selection of clips from cap abella. so people can get a sense of where these -- were taken. >> this is mostly black and white? >> it is but there was wonderful where colored footage taken in hyde park at the home and springwood that features franklin and eleanor roosevelt on the lawn with their irish setter and his mother sarah cutting roses and the children riding on horses. it is beautiful footage and very unusual color footage from that period. there is color footage of eleanor roosevelt on a boat with some of her friends, but most of it is black and white. >> went to the fdr come to acquire the collection? >> the collection was donated a year ago in august 2017 and it has taken a le

some rare color footage, taken here in hyde park at the home in springwood, that features franklin and eleanor roosevelt on the lawn, in front of the house, with their irish setter and his mother, sarah, cutting roses in the rose garden and the children riding on horses. it is beautiful footage. it is very unusual color footage from that period. there is also color footage of eleanor roosevelt on a boat knitting with some of her friends. but most of it is black and white. >> how and when did the fdr library come to acquire the collection? paul: the collection was donated about a year ago in august of 2017, and it has taken us a while to go through it and have it transferred. some of the old film stock is fairly fragile, and has to be treated in a special laboratory that the national archives works with in maryland, the color lab, so they have to go through the process of getting it ready for transfer, and we transferred it in both what they call for a 4k video files and high-definition video files so that the footage will be available in the future. >> is the collection previously unkn

six sub clips about 10 minutes long, and there might be a scene from up in canada or a scene from springwood and it sort of jumps all over. at this point they are not clearly delineated. there's not a clear chronology so we are trying to sort through them. we started to put together a little highlight reel where we put together a selection of clips so people can get a little bit more of a sense of when these were taken and what they are showing.>> i'm guessing these are mostly black and white?>> it is but there is some wonderful color footage. some very rare color footage taken here featuring franklin and eleanor really-- franklin and eleanor roosevelt with their irish setter and cutting roses in the rose garden and children writing their horses. it's beautiful footage and very unusual color footage. there's also colorful footage of eleanor roosevelt on a boat but most of it is black and white. >> how and when did the library come to acquire the collection? >> it was donated in august 2017 and has taken a while to go through it and have it transferred. some of this is fairly fragile and has

. >>> springwood estate in hyde park, new york is the birthplace and resting place of franklin roosevelt. we'll tour this home north of new york city and hear the private stories of a very public man. >> this was home. this was where his heart always was. he once said to his friend and neighbors, my heart has always been here and always will be. and it was. this is where he drew strength and happiness throughout his entire life. franklin d roosevelt was born and raised in this house. and he was buried right here on the estate as well. the roosevelts originally had a different estate a little bit down the road from this property. and the house burnt to the ground in 1865. and then fdr's father mr. james roosevelt purchased this property to be their new home in the hudson valley. fdr's parents were james and sarah delamore roosevelt. and mr. james roosevelt had a wife before sarah. her name was rebecca holland. and she passed away in 1876. and four years later in 1880, mr. james married miss sarah. he was 52 years old. and she was only 26. so she was half his age. and james and sarah only

springwood has stayed in hyde park, new york. fdrted on the hudson river, visited springwood's times during his presidency. coming up, we will tour this unique home, hearing the private stories of a very public man. >> this was home. this was where his heart always was and he once said to his friends and neighbors, my heart is always here and it always will be. franklin delano roosevelt, the 32nd president of the united states was born and raised in this house and he was buried here as well. roosevelt had a different state down the road from this property in the house burned to and thend in 1865 fdr's father purchased the property. fdr's parents or jane in several delano or roosevelt. mr. james roosevelt was 52 years 26, so she was only was half his age. james and sarah only had the one child. when mr. james bought the were 17 in 1867, there rooms at the farmhouse. will -- -- the house was in large in 1915 because by then he had a inwing family and he decided he wanted a grander home for the future president. once it became activ

on that election night, roosevelt who was just 100 yards from right here in the dining room of springwood said i'm glad a one, but i'm sorry wendel lost in fact, wilkie and roosevelt were not very different. they were both solid internationalist and anti-fascists who are totally committed to the survival of democracy. they were both well educated and they both had a moral conscience in wilkie was a pioneer in civil rights. wilkie told the senate committee that american and british democracies could not hope to defend themselves without cleanly. he took out all the opposers, isolationist, like the ambassador to britain, joseph p. kennedy, who he said all wanted to sabotage the united kingdom. when one senator asked about all the fighting and sarcastic things he has said about the campaign, wilkie brutally dismissed that as dead that was just the usual campaign oratory. finally, on december -- finally on march 11th, nate 241, both chambers of congress overwhelmingly passed the bill. vice president henry wallace signed it, rushing over to the white house for fdr quickly read it, scroll to hi

. >>> springwood estate in hyde park, new york is the birthplace and resting place of franklin roosevelt. we'll tour this home north of new york city and hear the private stories of a very public man. >> this was home. this was where his heart always was. he once said to his friend and neighbors, my heart has always been here and always will be. and it was. this is whe

on that election night, roosevelt, who was just 100 yards from right here, in the dining room of springwood, said i am glad i won but i am sorry wendell lost. in fact wilkie and roosevelt were not very different, they were both solid internationalists and anti-fascists who were totally committed to the survival of democracy. they were both well-educated, and they both had a moral conscience and wilkie was a pioneer in civil rights. wilkie told the senate committee that american and british democracies could not hope to defend themselves without led leaf. he took aim at all the appeasers, isolationists and lip service friends of britain like the ambassador to britain, joseph p kennedy, who he said all wanted to sabotage aid to the united kingdom. when one senator asked wilkie about all the biting and sarcastic things he said about fdr during the campaign, wilkie dismissed that and said it was the usual campaign oratory. finally, on march 11, 1941, both chambers of commerce that congress overwhelmingly passed the bill. speaker sam rayburn of texas, vice president henry wallace, rushed it over