Founder of Walt Disney Company, Walt Disney (Walter Elias Disney) at his studio in Hollywood, California. He is 35 years old in this footage. Multiple takes of scene where Disney makes statement to his secretary in reply to a letter requesting the use of name of Mickey Mouse for a product endorsement. He dictates a letter in answer to the request.
Carnegie institution of Washington D.C. and American Physics Institute in New York. Exteriors of Carnegie institution of Washington Headquarters. People arrive and leave the headquarters. Car arrives at the entrance of the building. Interiors of American Physics Institute at 57 East 55th Street. Reenactment shows Dr. Vannevar Bush working at his desk. He signs a few documents.
Reenactment shows a meeting of Head of American Physics Department George Pegram and Dr. Vannevar Bush in the United States concerning atomic bomb during World War II. Dr. Pegram and Dr. Bush talks at dinner. Pregram, just returned from Britain, reports to Bush that the Germans are working on an atomic bomb. He says that the British scientists are of the opinion that a uranium bomb is practicable but big industrial output necessary makes it imperative. Therefore work must be done in America. Bush says he is to see the President the next day, and he is confident they will get all the help they need.
Meeting of Dr. Conant and Dr. Vannevar Bush in Harvard University regarding development of atom bomb during World War II. Entrance to Harvard University. Statue of John Harvard. Office of Dr. James Conant shows Dr. Conant talking with Dr. Vannevar Bush. Bush says he has talked with President Franklin Roosevelt about development of atomic bomb and that he has given permission to go ahead. Conant then says a real all out effort should be made with expansion, reorganization and to really get going.
Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Longfellow Bridge crossing over the Charles River. Boat moves on water. Harvard College buildings.
Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Entrance gates of Harvard University. University Hall as seen from gates. Students walk around as they move from one class to another. Ivy League students wearing preppy fashions. Students walk out of Harry Elkins Widener Library. Students sit on the steps of Harry Elkins Widener Library (1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138, United States). Front facade of Emerson Lecture Hall. Students in the library.
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