Colonel William J Donovan in Washington DC. The Administration Building of the Coordinator of Information. Coordinator of Information Colonel William 'Wild Bill' Donovan stands reading papers in a doorway. A woman comes and gives him more papers. Officers and officials during a discussion. Right to left: Colonel N Preston Goodfellow, Colonel William J Donovan, Edward Stanley, Assistant Director of Information Colonel G Edward Buxton and Col William A Body. They go through papers during the discussion. A map mounted on the wall behind them.
Officers in Selective Service building in Washington DC. Colonel John D. Langston; Lieutenant Colonel Chauncey G Parker, United States Marine Corps; Captain B S Killmaster, United States Navy; Brigadier General Lewis B Hershey; Lieutenant Colonel Carlton S. Dargusch and Major Edward S. Shattuok seated inside Brigadier General Lewis B Hershey's office. An officer writes on a blackboard. 'Liable for Military services' written on the blackboard. The general reads documents. The general at his desk signs some documents.
The registration office at Selective Service building in Washington DC. 35 to 40 year old men fill registration forms at the office. General activity at the registration office. A poster on a wall reads 'United We Stand'. Counselors seated at desk. Women sign after filling the registration card. Men stand in a queue.
The military service registration office at a Selective Service registration building in Washington DC. Older men, ages 45 to 64 years old, are sitting at long tables completing registration forms in case the World War 2 draft extends into older age brackets. Civilian men fill registration forms at the office. General activity at the office. Charles P. Garland, 60 years, at work; Marie Alexander registers; John C King 63; Doctor R. J. Gaffuexy 65; Judge Leonard McGee 57. Registrants stand in a long line outside the building, queuing to enter and register.
Exterior of the Capitol building in Washington DC, United States during World War 2. Cars move past in front of State Department Building (Old Executive Office Building, 1650 17th St NW, Washington, DC 20006, United States). U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull speaks with a group of men seated at a desk. They discuss a map on a wall. A plaque on Danish Embassy of Denmark building. A document is signed by Cordell Hull. A Coast Guard ship at Greenland harbor. An animated map shows positions of US, Canada, Greenland, and British Isles.
United States Army Air Force officials in Munitions Building in Washington D.C. Office of General Henry Arnold, Chief of the U.S. Army Air Forces. General Arnold and staff seated at a desk. Colonel Trubee Davison, Colonel Thomas J. Hanley, Colonel Karl L Naiden, Lt General Arnold, Brigadier General Carl Spaatz and Brigadier General Martin F. Scanlon discuss over a document. Books in a shelf in the background. Map on a wall in the background.