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U.S. President Roosevelt in 'Fire First' speech promises preemptive strikes against Axis vessels threatening merchant ships
Shows President Franklin D Roosevelt making his 'Fire First' speech over the radio from the White House, after the German torpedo attack on the USS Greer. He speaks about preemptive strikes against Axis vessels for prevention of attack in waters. Further he says that American aircrafts and patrolling naval vessels will protect all American merchant ships and other ships from German submarines and surface raiders attack. (World War II period).
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson leaves the Bureau of Internal Revenue building in Washington DC (WW2)
The Bureau of Internal Revenue in Washington DC. Exteriors of the BIR building and sign outside. World War II Secretary of War, Henry L Stimson exits the building. A guard opens the car door and Stimson gets into the car.
Police officers inspect employees as they enter the Navy Department in Washington DC.
The Navy Department in Washington DC. Employees enter the Department. Police officers inspect the employees. Men and women with their photo identity pinned on their coats. They walk through the doors.
Secretary of Navy Frank Knox and the employees of Navy Department at the Department building in Washington DC.
The Navy Department in Washington DC. Policemen stand guard at the building entrance. Employees enter the Department. Police officers inspect the employees as they walk through the doors. Secretary of Navy William Franklin 'Frank' Knox arrives. A guard opens the door for the Secretary. 'Navy Department' inscribed on the building. Employees leave the building. A bus parked outside. Guards direct the men and women as they cross the road. A sign reads 'Rooms 2623 - 2627, Navy Department, Communication Office'.
Secretary of State Cordell Hull and various Assistant Secretaries during a meeting at the State Department in Washington DC.
The State Department in Washington DC. Secretary of State Cordell Hull along with various Assistant Secretaries seated around a table in the Navy Department Communication Office. Assistant Secretaries AA Berle and GH Shaw. Under Secretary (legal advisor) Summer Wells. Assistant Secretaries G Hackworth and B Long. Secretary Hull and Under Secretary Wells. Assistant Secretary Aoheson.
Two Lieutenants seated in the decoding room at the State Department in Washington DC.
The State Department in Washington DC. Re-enactment: A First and Second Lieutenant seated in the decoding room. They flip through a manual and decode a message. They scan the code books and take notes. A basket with papers on the table.