Events related to the visit of President Franklin D. Roosevelt to a war materiel manufacturing plant in the United States. Group of United States Navy sailors stand at attention. View of a war materiel factory under construction during World War II. President motorcade moves down a road. Secret Service Agents stand on running boards.
Large crowd of delegates gathered in Convention Hall, Philadelphia, for the Democratic National Convention. Many carry several signs in support of Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) as nominee for a second term as President. Some of the banners and signs read, 'Colorado Vote For Roosevelt', 'Minnesota Vote for Roosevelt', 'Young Democratic Club', and other banners. Crowd cheers and sound of band playing can be listened in the background.
Opening scene shows a large crowd in a rain storm, gathering on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, DC. Almost all carry or share colorful umbrellas. Scene shifts to s choir on a covered stage and President Richard Nixon standing at a podium on an adjacent stage. The gathered audience is unprotected except by their umbrellas. On the stage with the President are Mrs. Nixon and daughters Tricia Nixon and Julie Eisenhower. In his preliminary remarks, the President mentions the weather, saying, "I know we want to express our very grateful appreciation to the Mormon Choir and to the Friends University Symphonic Choir for their participation and particularly under the rather adverse weather conditions which I know are very hard for those of you here in the audience." Camera focuses on the choir members. Next, a Girl Scout, in uniform, speaks at the podium. She is followed by a boy scout who also makes some remarks. President Nixon then delivers a Christmas message, saying that the nation could look forward to the end of the war. The President then steps down from the stage, to where several children have their hands raised in hopes of being selected to assist in the tree lighting. Nixon reaches down and picks up five-year-old Andre Proctor of Washington, D.C., saying, "he's the smallest child here." The President speaks with the boy about what they are going to do, as members of the audience watch from under their umbrellas. Next, the Christmas tree lights are seen, from a distance as they turn on, illuminating the area. Camera focuses and pans over the many lights on the tree. The President and his family are seen on the stage, as the camera pans over the choirs, audience, and the Christmas tree.
American Jewish Tercentenary Delegation presents a medal to U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower in Washington DC. The President with the members of the delegation. Ralph Samuel presents the medal to the President. Close up of the medal which is presented to the President to commemorate the 1st Jewish settlement in the U.S.
Graduation ceremony at the United States Military Academy at West Point in the United States. Cadets seated during the ceremony. Collin Kelly III seated with other graduates. Past events show Colin Kelly III as a toddler. His mother with a letter from the then U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. A photograph of his father, who was a national hero who was killed in the sinking of a Japanese battleship, on a table. His mother with the letter. Colin Kelly III, who is now grown up, at the West Point Military Academy. He marches with other cadets. At the graduation ceremony he is commissioned as a Second Lieutenant. The cadets fly their hats in the air.
War bonds being sold in the United States during World War II. U.S. President Harry S. Truman opens a bond drive as he buys a war bond from Secretary of Treasury Fred M. Vinson. U.S. Army General Jonathan Wainwright with Governor Edward Martin of Pennsylvania during a ceremony to promote the sale of war bonds in Philadelphia. Wainwright's family at the ceremony. A bond rally at former President Franklin D. Roosevelt's home in Hyde Park. In a drive organized by the War Activities Committee of the Motion Pictures Industry, Hollywood stars sell war bonds. Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt seated in a chair. Hollywood celebrities including Merle Oberon receives applications to register for the Roosevelt bond.
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