1944 FDR pre election celebrity radio broadcast hosted by Humphrey Bogart

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I found a really fascinating radio program on archive.org .

It's got lots of interesting people in it including Groucho Marx, Judy Garland, Irving Berlin, Humphrey Bogart, Jimmy Cagney, Dorothy Parker, Claudette Colbert, Edward G. Robinson, Charles Boyer, George Raft and Jane Wyman. Earl Robinson wrote the music.

They all are telling people why you should vote FDR tomorrow and why Dewey sucks.
It was played at the time on all the radio networks.

Anyway, here's a link to the program:

http://ia700407.us.archive.org/5/items/Singles_And_Doubles_Singles_O-S/44-11-06epxxxxSpecialElectionShow-RooseveltforPresident.mp3

It's amazing how many of the issues are our issues today.

Plus it's just fun to hear James Cagney, Groucho Marx and Danny Kaye singing a silly song making fun of republicans.

FDR does a nice speech at the end.