Exterior night time shot of U.S Capitol dome in late 1930s. Sign 'Division of Communications and Records' above a State Department office door. Officer at desk. Men working in office and typing. Door sign 'Secretary of Department of State'. Cordell Hull at desk. Hull speaking. He reads a statement urging peace and security rather than armed conflict in Europe. State Department workers typing out memos and interpreting coded dispatches. A close up of a page decoding a secret coded dispatch. Newspaper headlines indicate orders dispatched for American ambassador to return from Germany (shortly before outbreak of World War 2). Sign for 'Carlton Hotel' on the hotel building. Secretary Hull seated in his office as he studies reports. Pictures of Hull in various newspapers of different languages. Seal of the U.S. on an entrance of a U.S. Embassy. A door closing with sign "American Embassy" on it.
Children wish the world a Merry Christmas from Washington DC, United States. Children of foreign Ambassadors and officials stationed in the U.S. capital attend an International Christmas broadcast to extend holiday greetings to youngsters in the other countries. The young boys and girls dressed in their native costumes stand in lines around a NBC microphone. Flags of the various representative countries in the background. A girl sends a Christmas greeting to the viewers.
Interior of U.S. House of Representatives in the House Chambers of the United States Capitol building in Washington DC. Speaker in the panel. Congressmen seated around. Activity inside the United States House of Representatives. Congressmen seated with papers in hand.
Interior of U.S. House of Representatives in the House Chambers of the United States Capitol building in Washington DC. Speaker at the podium. Congressmen seated around listening to the speaker. View of reporters and citizens in the upper galleries listening and entering the gallery. View from the front of the house floor of various Congressmen as they listen to a speech. Side view toward main podium and view of seated Speaker of the House, Alabama democrat William B. Bankhead. Congressmen flip through paperwork as they listen to a speech by one of their colleagues.
House in session at U.S. House of Representatives of the United States Capitol building in Washington DC. Officials seated in the panel. Mr Cole addresses the Congress. Board on the door reads 'Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee'. Official speaks to the reporter. Reporters take notes.
House in session at U.S. House of Representatives of United States Capitol building in Washington DC. Officials seated in the panel. They look at documents. Congressman Samuel B Pettingil addresses the congress. Chairman slams hammer on desk and addresses the Congress.