United States Army guards in Washington DC, on detail at the White House during World War 2. The army guards standing in front of the White House. They march as an officer instructs them. Secret Service personnel seen talking to a press reporter who is seeking entry to the White House grounds. The agents search the reporter's bag and then allow him to pass. US Army soldier guards the entrance of the White House and stops a man from entering a secure area.
US Army guard standing at the entrance of the White House building. They open a gate as a car arrives. (Narrator indicates it is an army pilot arriving in the car to receive a medal from the President after he hit a Japanese battleship during World War II.) The US Army guards for the Military District of Washington march in formation on the grounds of the White House. President Roosevelt addresses them. He speaks about their duties and service, and acknowledges that they, and he, might rather be closer to the front, but that their job protecting Washington is important. The guards marching after the address.
Entrance to an American Theatre Wing Stage Door Canteen in Washington DC during World War 2. Army personnel dancing with women war workers. A soldier meeting a woman named Phyllis Hood. The man and the woman seated at a desk and talking. They dance. Men seated at tables in a canteen. They are being served food. Cars passing on streets of Washington. Several new, temporary office buildings along the side of the street, built for wartime demand. A filled, busy Washington DC restaurant. A hotel lobby where the hotel desk turns away a client, pointing at some people seated in lobby chairs asleep who cold not get a room. U.S. Capitol building in the background in one shot, and the Executive Office Building in another shot, with a newer temporary building in the foreground.
Monuments and buildings in Washington DC during World War 2. Exterior of U.S. Capitol building (First St SE, Washington, DC 20004, United States). A and a woman looking at the equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson by Mills in Lafayette Square. They are seen at the tomb of the unknown soldier at Arlington National Cemetery (123 Patton Dr building d, Fort Myer, VA 22211, United States) where they read the inscription on the tomb. Tourists arrive at the Lincoln Memorial (2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW, Washington, DC 20002, United States). They next are seen ascending the steps and entering the U.S. Capitol building. They look at statues of various famous Americans in the U.S. Capitol, including Daniel Webster, Samuel Adam, Stephen Austin, Lew Wallace, Will Rogers, Robert E. Lee, and George Washington. Exterior of U.S. Capitol building. The man and the woman coming out of the building.
The Munitions Building in Washington DC during World War II. Exterior of the building (Constitution Gardens Pond, Washington, DC 20004, USA). Cars passing on the street. Entrance of the building. Army and civilian personnel arriving. An armed sentry standing in the foreground. Personnel entering the building. A sentry standing at the door. A sign reads 'War Department Munitions Building'.
The Munitions Building in Washington DC during World War II. Exterior of the building. A sign reads 'War Department Munitions Building'. Armed guards walking near the building. Traffic passing on a street. The armed guards standing at the entrance of the building. Colonel Ralph B Lovett entering a car. The car moves on a street.
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