The opening of the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee. Interior of the Grand Ole Opry building. U.S. President Richard Nixon arrives with his wife Pat Nixon. People applauding and cheering. A banner inside the building reads: 'WSM Grand Ole Opry'. People seated in a large number inside the building. Men performing in front of audience. They sing a song and play guitars. People watching the performance. President Nixon addressing the crowd. People applauding. A woman taking photograph of the President.
United States troops in the Solomon Islands during World War II. Tactical maneuver of bypassing some Japanese held islands and advancing to more strategic positions is explained. U.S. soldiers aboard a tank advancing along a shore. Some of the soldiers walking along the shore. They fire at Japanese positions. Holding rifles they search for Japanese prisoners. Buildings on a field. The soldiers standing in front of the buildings. Dead bodies of Japanese soldiers lying on the field.
U.S. soldiers receive ballots on a battlefront in the European Theater during World War II. A soldier writing the results of voting on a tank. The ballots are distributed among the soldiers on the front. The ballots are placed in boxes.
The Social Security building in Washington DC, United States, during World War 2. Exterior of the building. Armed guards standing at the entrance. Officers entering and coming out of the building. A car parked in front of the building.
United States Army guards in Washington DC, on detail at the White House during World War 2. The army guards standing in front of the White House. They march as an officer instructs them. Secret Service personnel seen talking to a press reporter who is seeking entry to the White House grounds. The agents search the reporter's bag and then allow him to pass. US Army soldier guards the entrance of the White House and stops a man from entering a secure area.
US Army guard standing at the entrance of the White House building. They open a gate as a car arrives. (Narrator indicates it is an army pilot arriving in the car to receive a medal from the President after he hit a Japanese battleship during World War II.) The US Army guards for the Military District of Washington march in formation on the grounds of the White House. President Roosevelt addresses them. He speaks about their duties and service, and acknowledges that they, and he, might rather be closer to the front, but that their job protecting Washington is important. The guards marching after the address.
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