U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd seated in an open car outside the Union Station in Washington, DC. Seated with him are his father, Richard E. Byrd, Sr., his wife, Marie (Donaldson Ames) Byrd, and his son, Richard. They proceed with other cars and a motorcycle escort, from the station to the White House. In the White House garden, President Herbert Hoover presents Admiral Byrd an award in recognition of his exploits in Antarctica.
U.S. President Herbert Hoover and the First Lady Louise Henry Hoover arrive to meet disabled war veterans on the South lawn of the White House. They circulate among and speak to disabled war veterans seated in wheel chairs.The President and Mrs. Hoover speak with disabled veterans, many of whom had lost limbs, as nurses bring them forward in wheel chairs, to meet the President and First Lady. They meet a war veteran lying on a stretcher. A man with crutches meets the President and the First Lady.
The United States Capitol in Washington DC. President Hoover signs two pages of a document, with the help a staff person who shows him where to sign. Among the officials present for the signing, is Secretary of War, Patrick Jay Hurley, seen at the back of the gathering. After signing the documents, the President speaks briefly and steps away.
View of the delegates to the 1932 Republican National Convention at Chicago Stadium, in Chicago, Illinois. The delegates are arranged on the convention floor in groups, by State, each State delegation identified by a sign. Officials coming on stage. President Hoover appears. Former President Calvin Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge, on stage beside Vice President and Mrs. Charles Curtis. Both ladies hold large bouquets of flowers. War Hero, General of the Armies, John Pershing, is introduced and receives a standing ovation. President Herbert Hoover standing with General Pershing on stage.
Inside the Chicago Stadium, Chicago, illinois, the Republican National Convention renominates President Herbert Hoover and Vice President Charles Curtis as their candidates in the next election. The stadium is filled with flag-waving delegates. Hoover is about to address the convention. Banners bearing the images of Hoover and Curtis, respectively, are displayed beside the speaker's stand.
U.S. President Herbert Clark Hoover and his wife, Louise, leaving the United States Capitol in Washington DC. Views of the Capitol building. President and Mrs.Hoover, led by uniformed officials and surrounded by officials and secret service agents, descend steps of the Capitol and enter a waiting motorcar. A man takes snaps of them. A United States flag and a Presidential flag on the car. The license plate bears the number 100. The car is driven away, followed by several other cars. .
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