Pets Corner Opened - London Zoo (1938)

London. At London Zoo we see 6-year-old Teddy (Edward) Kennedy (later Senator Edward Kennedy) , son of US Ambassador Joseph P Kennedy, cutting a ribbon to open a new children’s playground / pets corner. 12-year-old Bobby (Robert) Kennedy (later Attorney General then Senator Robert Kennedy) stands beside his brother; Joseph Kennedy and daughter Kathleen are just seen in the background. Various shots of children feeding and petting animals and birds in the enclosure - penguins, ponies, a baby goat and a baby wallaby (?). Visuals cut out at 01:06:27; soundtrack continues to end. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulleti
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