A home in France. A woman plays cards and her children read. Her husband switches on a radio and then goes to the radio to start broadcast. Family listening to vintage radio. The boy makes a noise at a piano and is silenced by the father. The father sits down to play the piano. The father listens to the radio broadcast. The mother continues to play cards and listens. A clock on a wall shows the time at 6:29 PM. The father adjusts the radio frequency radio dials and the volume dial.
A writer listens to a radio broadcast in Paris, France. He stops writing and listens to the broadcast. He plays the radio and listens. He resumes writing, stops after a while and adjusts the volume of the radio. He smokes a cigarette while listening to the broadcast.
U.S. President Herbert Hoover at the White House in Washington DC. Views of the United States Capitol. President Hoover talks to a woman. Views of the White House. The President meets dignitaries and all pose for a camera.
Several Mississippi river steamers are seen. The U.S. Greenbrier, a stern paddlewheeler river steamer in the Lighthouse Service is seen. (It was later transferred to the Coast Guard, in 1939, and designated a Coast Guard Cutter -- SAGL-214). President Herbert Hoover and his wife, Lou Henry Hoover, are seen on deck, with members of their party. Spectators line the upper bank of the wharf. Many hold umbrellas due to rain. An American flag flies over the wharf. The Greenbrier backs away from the wharf in clouds of smoke and steam. The Grand Avenue suspension bridge can be seen in background. The President and Mrs. Hoover smile from the deck.
U.S. President Herbert Hoover at the White House in Washington DC. A large crowd of men women and children gathers on the White House lawn. Girls perform a Maypole dance, weaving different colored ribbons into an elaborate covering on the pole. President comes out on the balcony of the White House and waves at the crowd.
Shot of packed stands at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. on opening day of 1929 baseball season. American flags hang from second deck. U.S. President Herbert Hoover arrives at his seat. Mostly male crowd, along with a few women, dressed in 1920s style overcoats and hats. Players of home team Washington Senators and the visiting Philadelphia Athletics line up on the field before the game. Senators manager and Hall of Fame pitcher Walter Johnson gives baseball to the president for the ceremonial first pitch. President Hoover releases strong throw; he and the crowd sit down.
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