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Masses of People Cheering - Many Have Umbrellas As It Is Raining, 1932. USA - Franklin D Roosevelt chosen as Democratic candidate in the presidential election.. 'In Chicago the climax. Before cheering delegates, Al Smith admitted defeat. But though the party might be convinced, they still had to convince the people. The people who must be told, and wooed, and pleaded with...For it's the people who can put you there, or leave you out in the cold...So think well and make up your mind, for the future of a nation depends on it'. From "Time To Remember - Around the Corner", 1932 (Reel 3); diary of events in 1932 in the United States of America - Franklin Roosevelt becomes the President.