Calendar shows March 1933, the 4th of March is encircled. Narrator notes that is the hour when the public would be told that there has to be a "New Deal." View of dome of U.S. Capitol with American flags. Crowds outside the United States Capitol to watch the inauguration of Franklin Roosevelt (FDR) as President of the United States, during the Great Depression. Close-up view of American flag waving in breeze at U.S. Capitol building. Newly inducted President Franklin Roosevelt gives a speech to the American people, saying, "this great nation will endure as it has endured" and notes that if Congress does not act to address the economic emergency, then he will seek "broad executive power to wage a war against the emergency...this nation is asking for action, and action now." He further comments that “In this dedication of a Nation we humbly ask the blessing of God. May He protect each and every one of us. May He guide me in the days to come.” Franklin Roosevelt ends his speech to cheering crowd.
Calendar shows March 1933, some days are encircled. United States President Franklin Roosevelt at his desk after signing a law during the Great Depression. Narrator notes that with regard to Prohibition, "the end of the long drought was in sight." Farmers harvest vegetables. Turnips in crates after being harvested. Farmers pour turnips from crates. Farm workers sort out white onions. Farm workers arrange sacks of onions.
View of sheep grazing in hills of Western United States. Flock of sheep being herded. Wide landscape views of cattle grazing in American frontier. Cowboys herd the cattle. Cattle herd in long line. Calendar shows March 1933, some days are encircled marking actions the President was taking for relief for American citizens during the Great Depression. United States President Franklin Roosevelt at his desk, pondering.
Calendar shows March 1933, some days are encircled. United States President Franklin Roosevelt on his desk in the White House, signing the national law legalizing beer after a decade of Prohibition in the United States. View of the Cullen-Harrison Act (or the Beer Permit Act) signed by President Franklin Roosevelt. Workers clean up thick cobwebs in a brewery left untouched for 13 years. Men polish machinery used for brewing beer. Men shovel hops into tank. Worker operates brewery. Beer bottles cleaned and filled with beer through assembly line machine. Workers in beer bottling plant.
Police gather outside the Karl-Liebknecht-Haus (Kleine Alexanderstraße 28, 10178 Berlin), the headquarters of the Communist Party of Germany, in Berlin. Members of the Communist Party of Germany flee from policemen along Weydingerstrasse, near the Karl-Liebknecht-Haus. Berlin’s Babylon cinema can be seen nearby. Berlin police wield clubs and run after Communists along present-day Weydingerstrasse and Rosa-Luxemburg-Strasse. Berlin policeman wields his baton at a communist, who narrowly escapes getting hit. German communists run from police.
Dramatization. Dr. David Livingstone’s life in Kolobeng (in present day Botswana). Mrs. Mary Moffat Livingstone combs hair of her child as Dr. David Livingstone leaves the house. Sechele, the chief of the Koena tribe, greets David Livingstone. Sechele warns Livingstone of peril crossing the desert. A bewitched African chief with attendant. Sechele asks for help from David Livingstone. David Livingstone’s children play with African children in village. Mary Moffat Livingstone and her son sit in front of oxcart, David Livingstone helps Mary Moffat Livingstone load items to oxcart. Sechele introduces his son to David Livingstone. Sechele offers his son to David Livingstone to assist him on his journey. David Livingstone’s entourage leaves Kolobeng.
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