The President of the United States Franklin Delano Roosevelt addresses the nation in the United States. President Roosevelt advocates National Conscription (military draft) for material reasons and for reasons of morale. He defends the principles of the Atlantic Charter. He summons the United Nations to protect their own sanctity and that of small nations as well. Men wearing head phones listen to the speech.
United States Navy rockets being test fired in the United States. A boat underway at sea. A rocket launcher at land releases the rockets and explosions occur at sea. The rockets being test fired. A navy airplane fitted with a rocket rack and men load rockets into the rack. The aircraft in flight and rockets being dropped. The rockets hit the ground and billows of smoke rise up. (World War II period).
A dramatization depicts war veterans appearing for NBC auditions in New York, United States after World War II. Clip opens with mix of staged and live footage scenes of soldiers making music during and after the war. A group of United States soldiers in France as they play musical instruments like guitar. A band of soldiers plays as audiences listen. A soldier sings while in a shower. A soldier plays an accordion. A group of African American soldiers sing at a microphone in a an outdoor area of a war torn country, while fellow soldiers, some white and some African American, listen and enjoy the music. Exterior view of the NBC ( National Broadcasting Corporation) building in New York and a sign for the Rainbow room. A radio announcer at the NBC studio announces about the auditions for returning veterans at the studio. A number of veterans appear for the auditions and stand in line in the NBC building to register. A veteran named Greg Graimes of 36th Division registers himself for the talent audition.
A documentary film titled 'Along our Shores' on domestic activities of coast guards in the United States during World War II. U.S. Coast Guards march in formation. Ships underway at sea. A man looks through binoculars. U.S. fleet underway. Coast guards aboard a landing craft. They wade ashore. U.S. Navy Fleet Admiral Ernest Joseph King seated at his desk with an official. He discusses with the official. He takes out the annual report on the progress of the U.S. Navy. Officials aboard a ship. The coast guards walk on a pier. They are trained at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. They study modern warfare techniques. A sign outside a building reads: 'United States Coast Guard Training Station'. Coast guards aboard a ship. Officials instruct and train them. Men row a boat with oars. Coast guards fire guns at a target.
Domestic activities of the United States Coast Guard in the United States during World War II. Ships underway at sea. They enter a port. Officials on the deck of a ship. They discuss amongst themselves. Men work on a ship. Men board a ship. Sailors discuss plans amongst themselves. Other sailors discuss amongst themselves in a radio room. A sign reads: 'Danger! fumigating with cyanide gas Deadly Poison All persons are warned to keep away Do not enter'. Men wearing masks spray the gas.
Domestic activities of the United States Coast Guard in the United States during World War II. Men aboard a merchant ship. A marine inspection officer inspects equipment and supplies on the ship. Men working on the ship. The officer inspects the ship for the safety of the crew. Every structural and operational detail is obtained and examined. Smoke from the stacks of the ship. Men working on the deck of the ship. An icebreaker clears a channel for ore carriers in the Great Lakes.