Circa 1984. Jennings Randolph was the last surviving member of the United States Congress to have served during the first 100 days of Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration.
Randolph, a Representative and later Senator from West Virginia, was best known for sponsoring the 26th amendment to the Constitution that granted citizens aged between 18 and 21 the right to vote.
Randolph touches on:
Great Depression: "The people were stunned ... (they) didn't realize this could happen in America."
New Deal: "Many people laugh at the New Deal ... (but) they (laborers) were at work."
26th amendment: "I thought those young people would vote, but they're not."
On the future: "This is not just another day, but a new day."