A convoy of Allied troop transport ships en route to a beachhead in France, during World War 2. The leading ship displays the number 321 on its bow. Allied troops play with a pet monkey on the deck of a ship. Colonel Kirke B Lawton smokes a cigar as he sits on the bridge of a British transport ship with British Naval officers. The waterfront is crowded with Allied vessels. Many barrage balloons fly overhead. Landing ships at the beachhead. Two U.S. landing craft are seen, numbered 512 and 72. Large Landing ships discharge their cargoes of trucks, tanks, and military vehicles of all sorts. An L-4 airplane being carried on a 2 and a half ton truck. U.S. and British tanks and troops moving inland.
United States President Lyndon B. Johnson at the White House Rose Garden in Washington DC. President Johnson delivers a State of the Union message to the Congress. He briefs reporters and speech writer Ted C. Sorensen before leaving for the U.S. Capitol. President Johnson and the First Lady Mrs. Ladybird Johnson heading towards their car. President Lyndon Johnson addresses the Congress. He touches upon the issues of civil rights, unemployment, and poverty. President Johnson announces a "War on Poverty in America" and a 25 percent cut in material for nuclear weapons.
The United States Capitol building in Washington DC, United States. Officials standing in U.S. Capitol building. United States President Lyndon B. Johnson addresses the Congress. U.S. Constitution document with headline "We The People."
A cartoon shows a Congressional Conference Committee. An actual Congressional Committee at work in the United States Capitol Building Washington DC. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs legislation into law. The President conveys the signed legislation by means of a signing document expressing his support for and reservations about it . His signature on the legislation. Copy of the final law as printed in the U.S. Code. View of the United States Capitol building.
U.S. President Lyndon B Johnson on the Cover of Newsweek magazine, December 9, 1963. Members of the Washington Press Corps covering news and events from the White House under the new President, Lyndon Johnson. Members of the Press pick up news releases and attend a news briefing in the White House. Views of many members of the press and media in conversation and during setup activities for a press briefing in the White House. Views of motion picture camera crews preparing cameras for the event.
United States Government film entitled "The World At War" dealing with World War 2. Film opens showing Japanese warplanes in formation above a Japanese military installation. Slate reads: "Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941. An airfield is seen filled with parked U.S. Army Air Forces B-17 bombers. Two Boeing XB-17 (Model 299) bombers are parked next to each other on the ramp. Derricks and ships are shown at the Pearl Harbor naval base. A formation of Japanese Mitsubishi G3M bombers is seen in flight. They are seen overhead as bombs explode on the U.S. Navy Air Station at Ford Island destroying hangars and aircraft. Next, is shown the famous image of the USS Arizona burning, listing, and sinking, after being bombed. Film continues, panning over post-air raid views of destruction. On December 8, 1941, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, addresses the Congress, delivering his declaration of war message. He calls December 7, 1941 "a date which will live in infamy." Roosevelt recounts that the United States was at peace with japan and in conversation with its government and Emperor, in the interest of maintaining peace.in the Pacific. even at the time of the attack. Japanese ambassador and his colleagues seen visiting State Department offices to meet with U.S. Secretary of State prior and even during the initial attack operations by Japan.Roosevelt recounts that the United States was still in conversation with Japan even at the time of the attack. Japanese ambassador and his colleagues seen visiting State Department offices to meet with U.S. Secretary of State prior and even during the initial attack operations by Japan. Photographers take pictures of the visiting Japanese delegation. President Roosevelt asks Congress to affirm that a state of War exists between the United States and the Japanese Empire.
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