John W. Barry

Poughkeepsie Journal

Ten of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s most important speeches are being digitally transferred to HD and 4K Ultra HD video thanks to a collaboration between the FDR Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park and AT&T.

The speeches are being transferred from the original film stock.

One of the newly restored speeches, Roosevelt’s legendary "Day of Infamy" speech, will be shown for the first time June 30. On that day, the nation’s first presidential library celebrates its 75th anniversary and a new exhibit, "Day of Infamy: 24 Hours That Changed the World," opens.

The speeches will be used by the library's education department. They will also be made available to educators, researchers and the public, upon request.

The National Archives and Records Administration Audio and Video Preservation Lab is also involved in the project. The FDR Presidential Library and Museum is operated by the National Archives and Records Administration.