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Oct 15, 2026

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President Roosevelt addresses graduates of University of Virginia and talks about US decision to aid the Allies.

US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt addresses graduates of the class of 1940 at the University of Virginia, before the U.S. entrance into World War II. The President speaks into a microphone. He speaks about US decision to aid the Allies. He says that the US took the decision after Italian Government's decision to engage in the war. Location: Charlottesville Virginia. Date: June 10, 1940.

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