The Social Security Building in Washington DC during World War II. The Office of War Information inside the building. Office of War Information Director Elmer Davis and Deputy Director NS Eisenhower seated at a table during a discussion. Davis smokes a cigarette. A sign reads 'Mr Davis, Mr Eisenhower'. Entrance to the Social Security Building. A Diamond cab passes by. Man enters the building. Guards at the entrance.
Colonel William J Donovan in Washington DC. The Administration Building of the Coordinator of Information. Coordinator of Information Colonel William 'Wild Bill' Donovan stands reading papers in a doorway. A woman comes and gives him more papers. Officers and officials during a discussion. Right to left: Colonel N Preston Goodfellow, Colonel William J Donovan, Edward Stanley, Assistant Director of Information Colonel G Edward Buxton and Col William A Body. They go through papers during the discussion. A map mounted on the wall behind them.
President Franklin D Roosevelt leads the nation's protest against prosecution of Jews in Germany. Roosevelt during a recording of the plea. In Germany, Jewish owned shops with broken windows following Kristallnacht (night of broken glass) depict Nazi brutality in Germany. Palo Alto, California: Former President Herbert Hoover expresses indignation at the brutal intolerance of the Nazis and predicts their 'moral isolation'. He also expresses American support for Jews and Christians in Germany and compares their brutality to the destruction of religious worship by the Bolsheviks in Russia. New York: Reverend RI Gannon of Fordham University and Methodist Bishop Edwin H Hughes raise their voices against the outbreaks of violence and hate against Jews in Europe. They compare the Nazis to the original Huns and make a plea for the Jews.
President Franklin Roosevelt leads rites on Armistice Day in Arlington, Virginia. President Roosevelt and General Pershing place wreath on the tomb of a soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. They salute while band plays. Honor Guard fires gun salutes.
Colorful rites at the White Peace Arch on the International Boundary in Blaine, Washington. People hold the United Kingdom and American flags in their hands to mark the friendship between Canada and United States. They exchange flags with each other
Cuban Leader Colonel Fulgencio Batista in Washington DC, United States. Colonel Batista also known as 'Iron Man' arrives with his wife for a good will mission in Washington DC. Close views of Batista and his wife. Scene from Fort Myer where he reviews United States cavalry and field artillery regiments with U.S. General Malin Craig.
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