Documentary/Historical Video
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Vocal Characteristics
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EnglishVoice Age
Middle Aged (35-54)Accents
North American (General) North American (US General American - GenAM) North American (US Mid-Atlantic)Transcript
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It was here in this place where friends, family and associates would gather to walk, swim, picnic or ride horses that Eleanor Roosevelt's legacy in human rights and world peace would emerge a place she called home from 1945 until she died in 1960 to a simple place called Val Kilmer built on land her husband, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, owned two miles from what she called the Big House. Val Kill was both a place of retreat and a center of activism. It was here that she would test progressive ideas, discuss controversial issues and inspire students, as well as civil rights and labor leaders to debate and organize. She would welcome political associates, world leaders as well as her friends to come and enjoy the relaxed Roosevelt style of entertaining. Eleanor Roosevelt would later tell friends that it was here at Val Kill, where she emerged as an individual, she would go on to become one of the most powerful and admired women of her time. Her call for equal justice, equal opportunity, equal dignity without discrimination for all still resonates and inspires. Today