President Roosevelt delivers a speech reflecting the failure of World War 1 to be the "war to end war." He addresses a crowd at the Arlington National Cemetery Amphitheater in Arlington, Virginia, gathered for Armistice Day, commemorating the 1918 armistice ending World War I. Roosevelt reflects upon the role of United States in the world (as seeds of World War 2 are being sown). He upholds the ideals of peace and importance of being a good neighbor. He declares that the aim must be to avoid war and to remove the causes of war.
President Roosevelt delivers a speech at the Arlington National Cemetery Amphitheater in Arlington, Virginia. He states that United States must protect itself against any kind of aggression, but will never, itself, be an aggressor. He also speaks about disarmament, and pays homage to the thousands of American war dead interred in the Arlington Cemetary.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt at Arlington National Cemetery. Sailors and soldiers lined up at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. President Roosevelt places a wreath at the memorial. Large crowd gathers to witness the ceremony.