Eleanor Roosevelt Speeches

And now, lighter in texture and more peaceful, we hear the Prelude in A Major.

And now Miss Helen M. Harris.

The young musicians to whom you are listening this afternoon, have been playing together as an orchestra for only three months. It is to the credit of their conductor, Edmund Zygman and of their own skills and enthusiasm that in so brief a time they have been able to achieve this nationwide broadcast. This is only a beginning. We believe they will go far. Youth in America today face many difficulties that darken their future. And our greatest handicap is our lack of opportunity to develop their powers. But the youth of America know that however discouraging the world may seem, they'll have a champion who has never failed them. Her courage, her sympathy, and understanding, and her steadfast support of the cause of youth have endeared her to young people throughout the nation. It is my privilege to present her to you now, the First Lady of this land, Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, who will speak to you from Washington.

Thank you, Mrs. Roosevelt. The next number by the orchestra is dedicated to Dr. Leopold Stokowski and his All-American youth orchestra which is being formed in cooperation with the National Youth Administration and will tour Central and South America. The orchestra plays a portion of a number by the American composer, John Powell, consisting of Virginia Country Dancers and entitled, Natchez on the Hill.

Ladies and gentlemen, you have just heard a concert by the Symphony Orchestra of the radio workshop of the National Youth Administration for New York City. Guest speakers on this program included Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, and the National NYA Administrator, Mr. Aubrey Williams

This has been a public service feature of the National Broadcasting Company.