Review of the United States Army 3rd Division. Speeding of the mechanization of the military units. The military tanks, trucks and troops reviewed. Troops march with flags. Generals salute.
Adjutant General Adams addresses the nation from Washington DC. Adjutant General Adams addresses the Nation and makes a plea for young Americans to join the Army. The United States plans to double its fighting forces. A poster of the United States Army on the wall in the background. (World War II period).
Dignitaries at the Republican National Convention, Philadelphia. Board outside the building reads: 'Headquarters, Republican National Convention, June 24th'. Republican leaders and delegates from all over the United States arrive to nominate a Presidential candidate. Thomas Dewey, Senator Robert Taft and Wendell Willkie lead the list of nominees. Governor Stassen of Minnesota delivers the keynote address. A large crowd seated inside the hall as per the seating arrangements. They cheer and applaud.
Dignitaries at the Republican National Convention, Philadelphia. Large crowd gathers inside the building to nominate the presidential candidate. Dewey and Taft lose out. Wendell L Willkie is nominated. Man at the podium addressing the crowd. People holding boards in hands. Boards read the names of the various cities and states of the U.S. Willkie addresses the nation and seated at the desk in his office.
Dignitaries at the Republican National Convention, Philadelphia. Large crowd gathers inside the building. They hold boards and placards. Crowd cheering and applauding. Wendell Willkie, nominated as the Presidential candidate, at the podium addressing the crowd. He promises to wage an aggressive campaign to bring unity of labor, capital and agriculture to the nation.
Wendell Willkie's home town Elwood, Indiana. Cars passing on the street. A board reads: 'Elwood City Limit'. Buildings along the sides of street. Men swimming in a waterway. Willkie's relatives and friends pose for pictures near his home, school and other areas. They read articles about his nomination in newspapers. Man with cattle on a farm. A house in the background.
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