Members of the Roosevelt cabinet address the nation in the United States. They make predictions for the new year. U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull seated at his desk. He talks about trade among nations. He states that the present program is to secure trade agreement. U.S. Secretary of War George H. Dern states that everybody will serve for the best of the country. U.S. Secretary of the Navy Claude Swanson talks about the role of the navy. Postmaster General James A. Farley talks about the leadership of U.S. President Franklin D.Roosevelt and the fighting spirit of the American people. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace speaks about the conditions of farmers. U.S. Secretary of the Interiors Harold Ickes states that more jobs will be created by construction of public works. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Daniel C. Roper wishes all a new year.
American explorer and U.S. Army Major General Adolphus Washington Greely being awarded the Medal of Honor in the United States. U.S. Secretary of War George H. Dern presents him the award. He is awarded for his North Pole expedition. Other officials stand with the Secretary of War. General Greely addresses the nation after receiving the award.
Men install small parts onto flat head V8 engine blocks on Ford assembly line. Men install crank shafts into engine blocks. Worker honing spinning parts on a grind wheel using a file. Man inspecting parts with a microscope. Iron ore lifted out of a ship with cranes. Cranes dumping iron ore in a pile on land. A life saver life ring with the words, 'Henry Ford II Detroit' Man unloading boxes from a truck onto a conveyor belt. Man rolling automotive wheels out of railroad car onto an overhead conveyor system. African-American man pulling flat head V8 engine block pulled off an overhead conveyor and onto a ramp. View of overhead conveyor containing many parts including crank shafts, wheels, and other parts. View of flat head Ford V8 engine blocks and heads on conveyor belt. Man on a train coming out of a coal or ore mine.
Man on Ford tractor driving through field. WS valley with sheep dotting the landscape. Sheep crossing a stream. African-American workers picking cotton in southern U.S. Bag containing cotton seen behind a worker. Goat herd moving out to pasture. Field with many bee hives seen. Bees seen buzzing around a hive. Tractor plowing field. Threshing machine gathering hay from field. Worker carrying hay on pitchfork to cart piled high with hay.
Aerial view of Ford River Rouge plant. Smoke stacks billow steam. Still images of other Ford facilities displayed, including buildings at Buffalo NY, Richmond CA, Somerville Mass, Kansas City MO, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Charlotte NC, Louisville KY, Jacksonville FL, Seattle Wash, Dallas TX, and Long Beach CA.
Distant view of Nankin Mills followed by closer view with water next to building. Car passes industrial building in nearby Pike's Peak in Westland, Michigan. WS field with building in background. Man and boy picking fruit or berries from a tree. MS Nankin=Mills building. Wide shot Nankin Lake. Boys swimming in pond. Boys fishing in lake while sitting on a log.