View of Senate chamber in Washington DC, United States. Senate Majority Leader, Alben W. Barkley, hurries to private phone booth to telephone the news to President Roosevelt. A Senator emerges from the chamber waving newly signed documents passing H.R. 1776 to aid the United States war industry in World War II. Majority Leader, Barkley converses with other Senators. Senator Walter F. George, of Georgia speaking in praise of Lend-Lease, says "We are now ready to forge ahead and to cast the full strength of American industrial power into the struggle against aggression." Senator Burton K. Wheeler, of Montana, who objects to the Roosevelt administration's lend lease bill, speaks about continuing the fight to "keep American boys out of the holocaust of Europe's wars."
The Supreme Court Judges of the United States visit the White House in Washington DC. Dignitaries arrive in cars. They arrive to visit President Franklin D. Roosevelt. They pose in front of the White House. Cameramen record the event.
Prince Edward (formerly King Edward VIII), Duke of Windsor, and wife Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor, arrive in New York. The Duke and Duchess of Windsor sit on a couch at their Waldorf-Astoria suite (301 Park Ave, New York, NY 10022, United States). Cameramen arrive at the place to take the photographs and record them. The Duke and the Duchess of Windsor pose for the cameras.
A football match between Georgia and Columbia in New York. A large crowd gathers in a stadium to watch the match. The match in progress. People watch the match. Players discuss with the referee. Georgia wins the match by 7-3.
A football match between the Navy and Cornell in Baltimore, Maryland. The match in progress. A crowd gathers to watch the match. Navy wins the match 14-0. The crowd applauds.
Officials of the United States Congress gather at the U.S. Capitol. A clerk reads the resolution following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and it indicates that a state of war between the United States and Japan is declared in World War II. It further pledges all of the resources of the country to the war effort. Senators, Congressmen, and other dignitaries hear the resolution. Members cheer and applaud. The Speaker of the House, Samuel Rayburn, calls the House to order.
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