FDR's Fala

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's constant companion, Fala, a Scottish Terrier, was the most famous dog in the world. A beloved witness to history, Fala was also the center of political controversy.
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  • VIDEO: A glimpse of Fala in a newsreel of FDR’s funeral (:57)

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  • VIDEO: FDR and Fala at the White House, 1943 “Here is one chap who usually gets his supper direct from the hand of the president…” (White House Historical Association) »More Fala Videos

    VIDEO: FDR and Fala at the White House, 1943

    “Here is one chap who usually gets his supper direct from the hand of the president…”

    (White House Historical Association)

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  • VIDEO: There’s never been a dog like Fala in the White House. Fala was always by the President’s side, starting with breakfast in bed. (Animal Planet)

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  • VIDEO: Fala On Tour Of Inspection During WWII

    FDR Compilation 4 - FDR Presidential Library - Video 296:

    Louis Howe speaks about FDR’s objectives. Silent Inauguration. Silent FDR laying a cornerstone. Silent FDR observes training with officers. Fala silent home movies. Archival footage from the FDR Presidential Library.

    Watch Fala: 19:48

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  • VIDEO: See Fala play on the White House lawn (7:30)

    FDR Presidential Library, Video 215, FDR and Roosevelt Family, 1944-1945:

    John Boettiger home movie 13 mins. (310 ft), silent, color/b & w, 16mm FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt at Hyde Park, NY with Winston Churchill and Clementine Churchill; Edward, Duke of Windsor and Adm. W illiam Leahy. Anna Roosevelt, John Boettiger, John R. Boettiger, Curtis Roosevelt, Eleanor Seagraves on board boat, at Mercer Island, Hyde Park and White House. Short scene of Fala playing on White House lawn. Donated by John Boettiger, Eleanor Seagraves and Curtis Roosevelt. Archival footage from the FDR Presidential Library.

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  • VIDEO: Fala At The Beach

    FDR’s visit to ‘Hobcaw’ Mr. Bernard Baruch’s Barony near Georgetown, S.C. - FDR Presidential Library 1944 - Video 135:

    Silent footage of countryside, lands, and oceanside surrounding and constituting “Hobcaw” barony. Only a small amount of footage near end of film of FDR fishing with Baruch on a boat. FDR has his back to the camera. Also shots of Secret Service member, Naval personnel, including Adm. Leahy and Fala. From President Roosevelt’s collection. Archival footage from the FDR Presidential Library.

    See Fala: 5:37, 6:10 (up on hind legs), 6:56 (surf fishing), 7:12, 7:26 (digging in the sand), 9:05 (treats on the boat)

    Download the video: Internet Archive

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  • Animal Legends - Fala, FDR’s dog, with an interview of FDR’s grandson Curtis Roosevelt. 

    (by TraumManufakturXL)

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