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America declares war against Germany, April 6, 1917, in World War I
President Wilson leaves the White House and proceeds up Pennsylvania Avenue to arrive at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington D.C., United States. President Wilson addresses the Congress to declare war against Germany in World War 1.
U.S. 65th Congress opening its First Session in Washington DC; women's suffrage leaders gather.
Glimpse of the U.S. Capitol dome. Members of Congress and associated staff and other persons are seen gathering in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC , on April 2, 1917, for the first session of the 65th U.S. Congress of the United States (following a special session in March). Many people sit on the steps and others gather in clusters. Scene shifts to Jeannette Rankin, Republican representative from Montana, and the first woman elected to Congress. She and a man are trying to unfold a large American flag before the camera. Soon two more men help and they hold the flag spread out as Representative Rankin poses in front of it. Next, James Beauchamp "Champ" Clark, Democratic representative from Missouri (who would be elected Speaker of the House) shakes hands with James Robert Mann, Republican representative from Illinois, who served as House Minority Leader from 1911-1919. Elsewhere in Washington, Jeannette Rankin stands with suffragist Carrie Catt (sometimes also called a suffragette), in the back of an open car in front of the Washington D.C. headquarters of the National Woman's Suffrage Association. Rankin holds a bouquet of flowers. An American flag is displayed nearby. Next the car is seen pulling away, causing Rankin to fall back and sit, from where she was standing, in the back seat. Two more cars full of women follow. A cordon of police officers begins to move a crowd back, and two mounted policemen direct people away from the Capitol buildings. (Note: In this first session of the 65th Congress, on April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war on Germany.)
U.S. severs diplomatic ties with Germany; President Woodrow Wilson signs documents in the White House; April 2 declares war.
U.S. severs diplomatic ties with Germany on February 3, 1917. View of American President Thomas Woodrow Wilson at the White House in Washington DC. President Wilson seated at a desk reads documents. He signs a document and hands it to an official. President Wilson addresses the Congress and declares war on Germany on April 2, 1917.
Following sinking of U.S. merchant ships, America enters World War I as President Wilson signs the declaration.
View of American ship being torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic. President Wilson asks the Congress for a declaration of War. Congress approves and the President signs it on April 6, 1917, adding his signature below that of Champ Clark, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Thomas R. Marshall, Vice President and President of the Senate.
President Wilson in his office at White House in Washington DC, and signs proclamation of war against Germany in World War I
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson at White House in Washington DC during World War 1. Exterior views of the White house with sheep grazing on White House lawn in the foreground. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson works in his office. He stands and watches sheep graze on the White House lawn. Wilson talks on phone. Wilson, seated at table in his office, looks at documents. President Wilson sitting in chair. On April 6, 1917, Wilson signs documents proclaiming a state of war exists between the United States and Germany (Presidential Proclamation 1364) during World War 1. Several officials standing behind him during signing.
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson asks Congress for a declaration of War against Germany
Film opens showing the U.S. Congress filling the U.S. Capitol chamber on April 2, 1917, when President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war against Germany. Four days later, on April 6th, President Wilson is seen in black topcoat and top hat delivering an address from a building in Washington, DC announcing that Congress approved his request for a declaration of War. Former President Wiliam Howard Taft sits nearby. View of President Wilson dressed in summer white, relaxed and very casual, speaking impromptu to a group of persons in front of a brick building. Patriotic bunting is seen nearby. Change of scene shows Woodrow Wilson's youngest daughter, Mrs. W.G. McAdoo,Eleanor Randolph Wilson McAdoo. An unidentified old woman is nearby.