Budget Films

Stock Footage

India Greets Mrs. Roosevelt

Various shots show Eleanor Roosevelt on a visit to India in 1953. She steps down from airplane, receives a greeting from Indian Prime Minister Nehru. Nehru, Nehru's wife and Mrs. Roosevelt walk together in front of a throng of people. Four shots show her among India's poor. In one she bows graciously as she shakes hands with a turbaned man.



IdentifierCLIP-13356
Duration22 sec
GenreDocumentary
Date1953
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