

Victory Dance
Episode 110 | 56m 13sVideo has Closed Captions
Eleanor, Betty and Michelle each leave the White House, determined to make a difference.
Franklin gifts Eleanor the charter for the League of Nations. After rehab, Betty vows to help others with addiction problems. Barack and Michelle prepare to leave the White House, determined to continue making a difference in the world.
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Victory Dance
Episode 110 | 56m 13sVideo has Closed Captions
Franklin gifts Eleanor the charter for the League of Nations. After rehab, Betty vows to help others with addiction problems. Barack and Michelle prepare to leave the White House, determined to continue making a difference in the world.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship♪ suspenseful music ♪ One, two, come on!
One, two.
One, two.
Hup!
All right, three.
Let's go.
-One, two, three!
-[grunts] As Donald Trump and his transition team prepare to take over the White House, protesters across the country take to the streets.
[chanting] Not my president!
Not my president!
Come on!
One, two, three!
[chanting] Lock her up!
Lock her up!
And we're going to Washington DC -to drain the swamp.
-[supporters] Drain the swamp!
-That's enough!
-[panting] You got it.
You got it.
Grab some water.
[sighs] [crowd clamoring] [chanting] Lock her up!
Lock her up!
[sighs] It's the middle of the day and you're just lounging?
That's not normal.
Is anything normal anymore?
-Mmm.
-I got nothing scheduled.
Mmm.
Just the big day to look forward to.
How was your session?
It helped to beat the **** out of something.
[chuckles] It was so terrible to have a Black family in this house that they elect him?
This is not about us.
Isn't it?
A Black man can rise to the highest office in a land, built on the backs of slaves, and it tears them up so much that they elect something like that?
-Yo, Mich-- -I wanna beat the **** out of every single person who voted for him.
I wanna go so ******* low.
And your people didn't even vote.
All of them, I hope they get exactly what they deserve.
This is not America.
It is, Barack.
It is.
[siren wailing in distance] [sighs] ♪ This land is your land ♪ ♪ This land is my land ♪ ♪ From California ♪ ♪ To the New York island ♪ ♪ From the redwood forest ♪ ♪ To the Gulf Stream waters ♪ ♪ I tell you ♪ ♪ This land ♪ ♪ Was made for you and me ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ One bright sunny morning ♪ ♪ In the shadow of a steeple ♪ ♪ Down by the welfare office ♪ ♪ I saw my people ♪ ♪ I was wondering ♪ ♪ If this land ♪ ♪ Was made for you and me ♪ [newscaster] Amid rumors that he was mortally sick, FDR campaigned for a fourth term as president.
To silence those rumors, he rode in a rainstorm through New York City.
The fourth-term inauguration, it was without precedent.
Roosevelt was haggard as he took the oath.
The rumors of illness had been well-founded.
But he drove himself on without mercy.
His only concern now is to win the war.
[Franklin on TV] The structure of world peace cannot be the work of one man... -[chattering] -[speech continues on TV] -I haven't missed it.
-Oh, Mrs. R. -Hello, Tommy.
-Hello.
I didn't realize you were back.
...or a Russian, a French, or a Chinese peace.
It must be a peace which rests on the cooperative effort of the whole world.
I am confident that the Congress and the American people will accept the results of the Yalta Conference as the beginnings of a permanent structure of peace upon which we can begin to build that better world.
[coughs] [sniffles] Thank you.
[door opens] -[chattering] -Anna.
Mother, I-I didn't-- What are you doing here?
Where is your father?
He just finished the Congressional address.
Yes, I know.
I was watching him on the television.
He looks very weak.
Anna, what's happened?
[Anna] Nothing.
He's fielding questions from the press like he always does.
I thought it went very well.
It highlighted all of the sentiments of your League of Nations.
You're not answering my question.
His heart is failing.
According to whom?
A naval cardiologist.
He's examined him more than once.
Arteriosclerosis.
Oh, he should be resting.
He needs a break and... A break would be irrelevant.
He's not going to recover.
[Eleanor] He should be... working from Warm Springs or Hyde Park.
He should be comfortable.
I'll mention Hyde Park to him.
-Anna.
-I'm sorry.
I-- We can talk about this later.
I just, um, have some work to do.
[door opens, closes] Thank you for everything.
Mmm.
[knocking] -Who is it?
-It's Anna.
Come in.
Mother's home.
She came back early.
I-I just left her in the Oval.
I should leave.
No.
No, no, no.
How about I get you over to Warm Springs?
It's her idea, more or less.
What?
Fine, fine.
Fine.
You go down to Warm Springs.
I'll meet you there after Anna and I return from Yalta.
And, hopefully, I will not be too long.
Anna, will you come and bring me to the car when it's time?
-Yes, of course.
-Thank you.
♪ pensive music ♪ I would have seen you sooner, but I wasn't expecting you home.
-Thank you.
-Of course.
[grunts] I'm glad you thought the speech went well.
Yes, it went very well.
And how are you feeling?
Well, I'm going to take your advice.
I'm going down to Warm Springs.
-Oh, good.
-Mmm.
I'm glad Anna mentioned it.
I wasn't sure that she would.
I will go straight there from the Ukraine.
You're still going to Yalta?
Stalin's doctors say he cannot travel any great distance, -so, yes.
-And what do your doctors say?
[chuckles] My heart says we need to end this war now, and this is how we do it.
No doctor can argue with that.
Well, then I shall go with you.
Eleanor, please.
I have a husband that needs caring for.
♪ melancholy music ♪ [sighs] You have nursed me enough for ten lifetimes.
I will call you every night, and you will get my first report as soon as I return to Warm Springs.
[softly] Thank you.
I will write down some thoughts for the conference and you can read them on the plane.
Thank you.
I will.
[Betty breathing heavily] [grunts] [cries] -[chattering] -[music playing] -Down the hatch, ladies.
-Cheers.
[breathing heavily] [chattering, laughter] [giggles] Shh.
[instructor] Stop.
Why would a dancer treat her body with such disdain?
Her body is all that she has.
Her sacred garment, her first and her last, and yet... You will do it again until you get it right.
And then again and again and again.
Places.
[breathing heavily, crying] Betty?
Betty, are you okay?
I'm sorry.
-I didn't mean to wake you.
-Come on.
I don't think I can do this anymore.
-I know it feels that way.
-No, I can't.
I can't stay here.
-No.
-You'll be going home soon.
That's right.
You'll be going home soon.
Betty, Betty.
Hey, I was just about to quit the day you showed up.
I was gonna get the hell out of here.
I-I even packed all my things.
But then you came and I thought, "Well, I can't leave now.
Right here in my room is the First Lady of the United States."
[sighs] [smacks lips] Hi, my name is Betty and I'm an addict... [sighs] ...and an alcoholic.
[AA members] Hi, Betty.
My life wasn't some... downtrodden tragedy.
I'd never lived on the streets.
I didn't hang out in alleys behind bars asking for money.
[sighs deeply] I'd never slept in a car or woken up next to a stranger.
[chuckling] I-- [sniffles] I lived in the White House, for heaven's sake.
[sniffles] I had a few drinks at night, like all Americans.
[AA members] Mm-hmm.
That's what I kept telling myself when I first got here.
After a few weeks, I stopped looking at myself as different from all of you... and started seeing how we are all alike.
-[murmurs of agreement] -The similarities, not the differences.
We all have this disease and we're all addicted to something, and we all... [sighs] ...want to get better.
[AA members] Yeah.
And I'm sure we'd all love... [chuckling] ...to have another drink again too.
[AA members chuckle] Yeah, that's not going to work for us, so... [chuckles] We have to keep... coming to these meetings and working our steps.
Helping each other.
Thank you.
[newscaster] Prime Minister Churchill salutes from a British man-of-war as he greets President Roosevelt on the bridge of an American warship.
They'll meet with Premier Stalin at Yalta, in the Crimea.
In talks extending through eight days, they make decisions aimed at sealing the doom of Nazi Germany and German militarism.
Plans were made for Germany's occupation and control, as well as for maintaining order and establishing popular governments in liberated countries.
The statement was signed by the three leaders on 11th February.
March, and President Roosevelt returns home.
Said to be suffering from a bad cold, he heads to Warm Springs, Georgia to recuperate.
[thunder rumbling] [sobbing] ♪ somber music ♪ -[knocking] -[sniffles] My mother will be here shortly.
Anna.
I really did love your father.
I know you did.
[sniffles] Please pass along my deepest condolences.
♪ pensive music ♪ [reporter] Stop the car.
Tell us what's happened.
[reporters clamoring] [reporter 1] Can we get a comment, please?
[reporter 2] Madam First Lady!
All right.
That's enough.
Back up.
[reporters] Mrs. Roosevelt!
Mrs. Roosevelt!
Over here, please!
[clamoring continues] Thank you.
♪ melancholy music ♪ ♪ music intensifies ♪ [sighs] Oh, Franklin.
I'm going to miss you.
I am going to miss you.
[sighs] Lucy was here.
And you helped facilitate it.
I'm so sorry.
It was between your father and I. I'm sorry that you were put in the middle.
[inhales sharply] [Eleanor sighs] He truly loved you, Anna.
He loved all his children, but... it was you who made him a father.
[Anna sniffles] Thank you for saying that.
Please telegram your brothers.
I need to call the vice president.
[siren wailing in distance] ♪ suspenseful music ♪ [Donald Trump on TV] Obamacare is a complete and total disaster.
-We don't have to watch this.
-No.
We could sit back and wait and watch and criticize... -Sasha!
-I'm over hearing this ****.
-I don't care.
-Turn it off.
No.
You can't turn off the nightmare-- S-Sasha, I swear!
Stop!
Uh-- What is this?
Malia-- Sasha!
Grow up!
-[knocking] -Yep, come in.
It's like, uh, addiction for you.
[Michelle chuckles] Mr. President.
Ma'am.
-Allen.
No.
-Sorry to bother you.
I think there's something you should see.
[Barack] Yeah, come on in.
How long has she had this account?
For the last 24 hours.
Will you just get this shut down?
Yes, sir.
[Barack sighs] I can barely get past my anger, and I'm supposed to tell a teenager not to be pissed off that this *******... -No.
Look, I get it.
-...is coming in here -to just destroy-- -We are still in office.
I understand that.
You can't just be posting your feelings online.
-But she's a teenager-- -It's a security issue.
Let me handle it.
Okay?
♪ pensive music ♪ Come on.
I want you to punch this pillow as hard as you can.
What are you talking about?
Obviously, you're mad.
Trust me, I understand.
So hit the pillow.
Come on.
You heard me.
That's weak.
I want you to hit it.
Come on.
Is that all you've got?
Hit it again.
Come on.
[grunting] [panting] [sniffles] It feels good, right?
Yeah.
[whimpers] [Michelle] Believe me, I wanna scream every time I see that misogynist, racist pig.
I'm sorry, Mom.
I know I shouldn't have done it, but...
I just had to say something.
I know.
I know.
-Hmm.
-[sniffles] [sighs] [Betty] Dear Mrs. Obama.
Having watched you with admiration throughout your campaign, I am confident you will come to realize you do share one very important thing with the rest of us.
The hunger, the ability to fill in for your husband wherever he cannot or will not go.
First Ladies and their teams are often the vanguards of social progress in this country, despite no budget and no pay.
Your story joins the stories of other First Ladies.
These are the stories of America.
So decide what story you want to tell.
Sincerely, Betty Ford.
[chuckles] [chuckles] Let's go.
[reporter 1] Mrs. Ford, welcome back.
-[reporter 2] Mrs. Ford.
-Thank you.
-Congratulations, Betty.
-Thank you.
Congratulations.
[reporters chattering] The whole world admires your courage, Betty.
Thank you!
♪ gentle music ♪ How many was that?
Five.
[chuckles] Five?
Thought I counted 50.
Aha.
-You gonna give me that towel?
-No.
I like the view.
Little chilly out here, Betty.
I had tea with Len Firestone the other day.
Six months sober.
Yeah.
Did you know... that there is no place for a person with addiction issues to go in the desert besides the occasional meeting?
-I didn't know that.
-No solid rehabilitation center anywhere near here.
Huh.
[laughs] -What?
-[chuckling] Oh, what?
What?
Where are you two gonna build this thing?
I didn't say anything about building.
I love you.
Everything here is to scale.
That's about the size of my first apartment in Grand Rapids.
-[laughter] -I can attest to that.
And there's separate wings for men and women.
Uh, yes.
This is the women's wing here and over here is the men's wing.
Each is positioned to get beautiful morning and evening light.
-Mmm.
-That's correct.
And the grand meeting room faces directly out onto the garden.
-Mm-hmm.
-Betty's thought of everything.
-[laughter] -Yes, she has.
Oh, and speaking of morning light, how about tequila sunrises?
-[chattering] -Juice, soda, water.
[chuckles] I'll have water.
Water.
-Water?
-[softly] Water.
Jerry, tequila sunrise for you?
Yes, Nicky, sure.
Sure.
The only thing I'm wondering about is the name.
Oh, thank you, honey.
Eisenhower Chemical Dependency Treatment Center.
Doesn't exactly trip off the tongue, does it?
[laughter] Why not call it the Betty Ford Center?
I already nixed that.
To the Eisenhower Chemical Dependency Treatment Center.
[all] Cheers!
Cheers.
Cheers!
[all] Cheers!
I should've worn a black suit and a mourner's veil.
[chuckles] -Sounds kinda hot.
-[chuckles] [both] Hey.
-Hi, Mom.
You look beautiful.
-Hey.
-Thank you.
-Sasha?
-Hey.
-Sasha?
Come.
-[chuckling] Sorry.
-[all chuckle] -How you feeling?
-Good.
How are you?
I'm good.
-Oh, well, thank you.
-[breathes deeply] Look at you.
[applause] [shutter clicks] -Wilson.
-Mrs. Obama, on behalf of the staff and myself, I'd like to present you with this flag after the first inauguration.
And you, sir.
On your last day.
Thank you, Wilson.
Thank you.
Thank you for everything.
Thank you.
[chuckles] Thank you.
-Thank you, Wilson.
-Sir.
Thank you, sir.
Now, you know I'm gonna miss you.
-Jump shot?
-[laughter] [chattering] Thank you so much.
Oh, you know, you gonna make me cry.
[chuckles] Holy ******* ****, that's Obama!
Should we try and get a picture with him?
I don't wanna lose our place in line though.
[cheering] [chattering] [Michelle] Nice to meet you.
-Hi.
What's your name?
-Name is Adama.
[Michelle] Adama.
Nice to meet you, Adama.
-Thank you for signing my book.
-Absolutely.
-Hi.
Hi.
-Hi.
Um... Michelle.
I-- I mean, um, Mrs. Obama.
You can call me Michelle.
Okay, um, I don't know if you remember me.
I'm Cindy Boudreux.
We were at Princeton together.
-Yes.
-Uh, we were, uh, supposed to be roommates.
Yes.
Of course, I remember.
-[gasps] -Oh.
Hi.
[chuckles] Hi.
[grunts] You can go ahead put these over in the corner, so it's not too cluttered when my daughter's roommate gets here.
-Oh, um-- -Thanks so much.
Um-- Sorry, I don't work here.
I'm your daughter's roommate, Michelle.
[chuckling] Oh.
My apologies.
I-I didn't think that-- I'm sorry.
Hi, I'm Cindy.
We're from New Orleans.
Oh.
Pyne Hall Room 208.
Welcome, ladies.
I'm your resident advisor.
My name is Darlene.
-So we got Cindy.
-Yes.
And you must be Michelle Robinson.
-Yes.
Hi.
-Hi, Darlene.
Can I speak with you for a second, please?
Sure, ma'am.
Of course.
Um, my mom's really picky about rooms.
You should've heard her on our trip to Waikiki.
So, what are you majoring in?
Uh, sociology.
Then, uh, eventually law.
Cool.
That's cool.
Um, I'm majoring in classics, then I don't know.
Cool.
I think there's been a little mix-up, Cindy.
So, we're just gonna go down to student housing, get it settled, all right?
Michelle, it was lovely to meet you.
Best wishes.
[groans] I'm sorry.
[chuckles] Um, I hope you have a good rest of the day.
[chuckles] [scoffs] [Cindy] Bye.
-[door closes] -[sighs] [Cindy] I have felt terrible all these years.
And, uh, especially now, seeing who you've become.
I'm just-- [sighs] It's water under the bridge, so... Well, I'm still sorry.
Mmm.
[chuckles] Well, you know, I won't lie, but that's kinda nice to know.
[chuckles] [clears throat] -Here.
-Thank you.
So good to see you.
[crowd member] Okay, honey.
Go on.
-Hi.
-Hi.
And what's your name, bright eyes?
-Zoe.
-Zoe.
How old are you, Zoe?
-Twelve years old, ma'am.
-Ooh, what grade are you in?
-Seventh.
-Doing good in school?
-Yes, ma'am.
-This your mom?
-Yes.
Thank you.
-Congratulations.
-Nice to meet you.
-I'm proud of you.
-Thank you so much.
-Thank you so much.
["Detour Ahead" playing] [exhales sharply] ♪ Clear day ♪ ♪ But why am I the only one ♪ ♪ Traveling this way?
♪ ♪ How strange ♪ ♪ The road to love Should be so easy ♪ ♪ Can there be a detour ahead?
♪ ♪ Wake up ♪ ♪ Slow down ♪ ♪ Before you crash ♪ ♪ And break your heart Gullible clown ♪ ♪ You fool, you're headed In the wrong direction ♪ [Eleanor] There you are.
♪ Can't you see The detour ahead?
♪ ♪ No detour... ♪ Wonderful.
[Eleanor] Well, where's the hole?
-[knocking] -[Malvina] Mrs. R?
Hello?
Hello?
Oh.
Hello, Tommy.
Come in.
Hello.
I hope I'm not interrupting.
No, no, not at all.
I was...
I was just bringing you some things from the office.
Seems silly to seal it away in a box.
Of course, yes.
Thank you.
I was just putting the kettle on and trying to light this newfangled stove.
[Malvina] Oh, no, Mrs. R. Mrs. R, no, no.
It's-- It's electric.
[chuckles] -Oh.
-See?
There.
Just like that.
Just like that.
Well.
Hmm.
When was the last time you made yourself a cup of tea?
1927.
[chuckles] -Well, why start back now?
-Yes.
Have a seat.
I'll take care of this.
-Have a seat?
On-- -Yes.
Mrs. R, sit.
All right.
[sighs] Do you ever get used to it, Tommy?
What?
Not being with someone.
I wouldn't know how to answer that.
Being divorced is possibly the opposite of being a widow.
Well, how so?
Well, it's freeing, ultimately.
The thing that wasn't working is gone.
And then you can continue on, more yourself.
Six years divorced, and you're already referring to Frank as a "thing."
You know, when I think about it, you are the person I've been most married to in my life.
So, I suppose I don't even feel divorced.
And I am eternally grateful.
Do you have anything to go with the tea?
Biscuits-- Oh, um, no.
I have rice.
[sighs] Rice?
Well, half the world exists on rice.
Sorry.
I think I should stay for a few days.
We still have work to do, and making meals is a lot harder than making tea.
I'd like that very much.
Thank you, Tommy.
My pleasure.
Oh, there are a couple leftover apples in the living room.
Apples and rice.
You are really living it up out here.
["Rapture" playing] That's exactly what it should be called.
[Betty clicks tongue] It's a culmination of everything you've ever done.
But what if I, I don't know, slip up?
And then my name is on the place... -You're not gonna slip.
-People trust you, Betty.
You tell the truth.
You don't ********.
If your name is on this place, people will know it's worthwhile.
You have the influence to change the world.
You changed me, Betty.
I don't need to have another drink again either.
-[Betty] What?
-[ice clatters] I'm done.
No more alcohol.
Oh, Jerry.
You don't need to do that.
It really doesn't bother me.
I want to.
It's not fun drinking without you anyway.
You'll probably lose a few pounds too.
-Really?
-[laughs] Betty Ford Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center.
[chuckles] [chattering] -Hold on, my lady.
-[chuckles] One, two, three, dig!
[cheering, applause] -[Jerry] Beautiful.
-[shutter clicks] Hmm.
[card sender] Dear Mrs. Roosevelt, I know that there is no replacing a man like Franklin.
But we can remember him and honor his memory by continuing to pursue the things that were -most important to him.
-[door opens] Hello.
Oh.
Hello, Anna.
I-- I wasn't expecting you.
[Anna] Lovely to see you, Mother.
Oh.
Well-- Did you drive?
-Uh, yes.
Traffic wasn't bad.
-Good.
I wanted to give you this from Father's desk.
Oh.
It's overdue but... Oh, my.
[Anna] It's the charter for the new League of Nations.
The United Nations, they're calling it.
"Don't let it fail this time, Nell."
Well, this is extraordinary.
And it was your concerns and your notes that cemented Stalin's agreement to join.
[chuckles] -[Eleanor] So wonderful.
-[chuckles] [sighs] Um... Hmm.
I-I also came up here to see how you're doing and if you needed anything.
I am well.
I am.
I-I've been working and... [sniffles] ...responding to all of these wonderful cards and condolence letters, and-- How would you feel about coming to live with us?
-Oh.
-You know, uh, there's plenty of room.
You could spend some time with your grandchildren.
With me.
I could help you with your work.
Oh.
Well, I'd never ask you to do that.
[sighs] I know you wouldn't.
I'm asking you.
You know, I think I'm more comfortable here.
I think I'd prefer that Tommy is-- Tommy is helping me out.
And I do want to show you this card from Queen Elizabeth.
Oh, this is the one.
It has silver on it.
Oh, no.
That's from Princess Ingrid.
Well, that's worth reading too.
I must have left it on my desk.
I know it's here somewhere.
It's, um... Do you realize how lonely it is to be your daughter?
W-- Well, I'm so sorry you feel that.
I'm-- All I've ever wanted was to be as interesting to you as the rest of the world is.
Mother.
Mother, please look at me.
Well, I don't want to look at you when you're upset.
Why, in God's name, did you have six children if you clearly have no interest in being a mother?
Sometimes... just because you want something doesn't mean you'll be any good at it.
I'm afraid I'm rather clumsy at love.
But look at you.
My only daughter, exactly as I'd hoped you'd be.
You're independent, you're strong-willed, so kind.
And you are a wonderful mother despite my failings.
And I'm...
I'm so proud of you.
Uh... [sniffles] Um... Can we at least try and spend a bit more time together?
There's no time like the present.
[chuckles] And I really want to show you this card.
-[chuckles] -And I finally found it.
Look at her penmanship.
It's very sweet, what she said about your father.
And very touching.
-Oh.
-[Malvina] I'm back.
[Eleanor] Tommy, look who's here.
-Hello.
-Anna.
Hello.
Hello.
-Good to see you.
-It's lovely to see you.
-[sniffles] -[Eleanor] Look at this.
[softly] Oh.
Wow.
[Eleanor] Can you believe it?
-Oh, look what Franklin wrote.
-Oh.
Uh, Mother, uh, I should get going.
Oh, so soon?
Yes, but I'll see you-- I'll see you soon.
-All right.
-Bye, Tommy.
Be well.
♪ up-tempo music ♪ [Truman] May God be with every member of the United Nations Organization and, through your noble efforts, bring lasting peace to us all.
All over the world.
♪ pensive music ♪ [door opens] Mr. President.
Eleanor, please.
If we don't yet know each other all that well, it is only because you were more Franklin's vice president than I was.
[chuckles] Before we get to business, I want to ask is there anything I can do for you?
We are all under the cloud of his loss, you more than anybody.
Well, that may be true, but I think the real question is what can I do for you?
You're the one in trouble now.
[chuckles] Please.
There is something.
I would like you to serve as our American delegate to the United Nations General Assembly.
That is-- -I'm flattered but-- -Now, don't be modest.
I'd had to have been living under a rock not to know of your expertise in internationalism.
Well, this is a most unusual appointment.
Because you're a woman?
-There is that.
-Forgive me, but since when has that stopped you?
This will be a long-overdue opportunity for you to help build a lasting movement for peace and human rights.
If you think I'm the right person for the job...
I think you are the only person.
Then I would be honored, Mr. Truman.
Wonderful.
Now, may I?
-Yes.
-[pouring tea] ♪ pensive music ♪ [applause] Mr. President.
Fellow delegates.
The long and meticulous study and debate to which this universal declaration of human rights is a product...
Thank you, President Bush.
I am so honored to receive this wonderful award.
My mentor, Martha Graham, used to say, "All that matters is this one moment in movement.
Make the moment important, vital, and worth living."
[chattering] [sighs] Mrs. O.
[chuckles] Can I call you that?
Call me Michelle, please.
[chuckles] Oh, okay.
[chuckles] Michelle.
We got a lot of hate in this country right now.
Can a country survive this?
[Michelle] Now, I don't have a crystal ball.
I ain't happy about it.
But here is something I know is true.
We stand today at the threshold of a great event both in the life of the United Nations and in the life of mankind.
This Universal Declaration of Human Rights may well become the international Magna Carta that will raise human beings around the world to a higher standard of life and to a greater enjoyment of freedom.
Do not let it slip away unused or unnoticed.
Every year, there's a day I walk outside thinking it's winter and I see a crocus poking up through the snow.
I believe in this country because we're good.
And in the end, we never cease to make things new again.
I have made many mistakes in my 73-year dance.
[all chuckle] But I know now that I have used my moment well.
And let us, as members of the United Nations, conscious of our own shortcomings and imperfections, join our effort in good faith to live up to this high standard.
[applause] ♪ sweeping music ♪ Thank you.
[cheering] Thank you.
Thank you.
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