Great Depression footage after the inauguration of Franklin D Roosevelt as the President of the U.S. in Washington D.C. in 1933. During a bank holiday two day after the inauguration of Franklin D Roosevelt as the President of the US, vehicles move on the streets. Long lines of civilians move on the streets. Man makes a genuine hand made "depression dollar." which is made out of rubber. He demonstrates how it can grow for inflation by stretching. He displays the dollar designed for inflation. Other man stretches the dollar. Man approaches a merchant. He exchanges his guitar for basket of fruits under the barter system which was common in the depression. Footage is from a 1958 newsreel recounting events 25 years earlier.
United States Supreme Court Justices pose together for a photograph. View of the Supreme Court building in Washington DC.
View of the United States Capitol in Washington DC. United States soldiers bring coffins containing bodies of unknown soldiers of World War II and Korean Conflict. Honor guards at the U.S. Capitol. The flag-draped coffins are brought to the Capitol Rotunda, the large, domed circular room located in the center of the U.S. Capitol. Homage paid to the dead soldiers inside rotunda. United States Navy men lay wreaths in front of the coffins. United States soldiers and Navy keep vigil and observe lying-in-state.
United States congressional Leaders, including Senators Carl Hayden, Lyndon Johnson, William F. Knowland and other Senators as well as House leaders John McCormick and Carl Albert, assemble at the White House. American senators chatting on the street in Washington DC. They enter the door to the White House together. Senators pose for photographers. Lyndon B. Johnson exits his car after arriving in front of the White House. Lyndon B. Johnson and another senator speaks to the press.
U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower and his wife celebrate their 42nd Anniversary on a Potomac cruise. Cameramen take pictures. President Eisenhower seen aboard on the Presidential yacht 'Barbara Anne' with his wife. They are accompanied by their son, daughter-in-law and grand children.
Children assemble for a program of Season's Greeting to the nation in Washington DC. They stand on the stage and give Christmas and New Year's greeting to the nation on the microphone. Other people watch. They sing a Christmas song.