The U.S. Presidential Yacht, Potomac, in Florida waters. Cameramen prepare their cameras to record the event. The Presidential flag flutters on the ship mast. A Goodyear blimp in flight over the ship. Sailors stand on the deck. President Roosevelt, his son James Roosevelt and U.S. Secretary of the Interior, Harold Ickes, aboard the ship. They talk amongst themselves. Views of President Franklin D. Roosevelt
The U.S. Presidential Yacht, Potomac, in Florida. U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes along with others, on board. People stand on the pier. Buildings and trees in the background. The President and Interior Secretary pose with others on board. President Franklin D. Roosevelt waves his hat as the Presidential Yacht leaves the harbor.
America prepares for World War II. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 (codified as 54 Stat. 885). He signs and dates September 16, 1940. A blindfolded man reaches into a large glass container and draws out the number of the first young man to be drafted under the new law. He gives the selected number to President Roosevelt. American soldiers march past a line of tents at an Army Camp. They drill on the parade field.
The Supreme Court Judges of the United States visit the White House in Washington DC. Dignitaries arrive in cars. They arrive to visit President Franklin D. Roosevelt. They pose in front of the White House. Cameramen record the event.
U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill meet for the Atlantic Conference aboard American Heavy Cruiser, USS Augusta (CA-31), anchored in Placentia Bay, Argentia, Newfoundland, Canada. High ranking American military officers and officials attending include Presidential advisor, Harry Hopkins; U.S. Army Air Corps Chief, General Henry Arnold; U.S. Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Harold R. Stark; Vice Admiral Ernest J. King, and Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet. President Franklin Roosevelt stands with his son, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., to meet the Prime Minister. FDR also greets other members of the British delegation, including British Minister of Supply, Lord Beaverbrook. British and American sailors mingling together. Prime Minister Churchill and President Roosevelt are seen seated on deck, for a church service, aboard the British Battleship, Prince of Wales. They read documents and conclude agreements known as the Atlantic Charter.
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt addressing the 77th Congress of the United States in the annual State of the Union address. In his "Four Freedoms" speech he speaks of threats to the U.S. and all the American Republics. He calls for support to nations suffering attack from aggressors, He calls for promotion of human rights. After speaking, President Roosevelt turns to greet Congressional leaders, John Nance Garner, his Vice-President (President of the Senate) and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn. President Roosevelt is assisted as he departs the podium, using a cane. (World War II period).
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