Dignitaries at the Republican National Convention, Philadelphia. Large crowd gathers inside the building to nominate the presidential candidate. Dewey and Taft lose out. Wendell L Willkie is nominated. Man at the podium addressing the crowd. People holding boards in hands. Boards read the names of the various cities and states of the U.S. Willkie addresses the nation and seated at the desk in his office.
Dignitaries at the Republican National Convention, Philadelphia. Large crowd gathers inside the building. They hold boards and placards. Crowd cheering and applauding. Wendell Willkie, nominated as the Presidential candidate, at the podium addressing the crowd. He promises to wage an aggressive campaign to bring unity of labor, capital and agriculture to the nation.
Wendell Willkie's home town Elwood, Indiana. Cars passing on the street. A board reads: 'Elwood City Limit'. Buildings along the sides of street. Men swimming in a waterway. Willkie's relatives and friends pose for pictures near his home, school and other areas. They read articles about his nomination in newspapers. Man with cattle on a farm. A house in the background.
U.S. Republican Senate leader Charles McNary. Charles McNary seated at his desk, posing. The Republican Senate leader is nominated for Vice President. A woman sitting along with him at the desk. They read some documents.
Wendell Willkie arrives in his home town after being nominated as the Presidential candidate. Wendell Willkie in a car. A large crowd gathers to greet him. Crowd cheering and applauding. He stands on the podium and addresses the crowd. He formally accepts the Republican Presidential nomination before the crowd. Addressing the crowd, he states that the domestic and foreign policies of the New Deal is leading the nation into war. He endorses the draft for U.S. defense and dares President Roosevelt to meet him for a public debate on questions vital to all Americans.
President Franklin Roosevelt in his office in Washington DC. He is seated at his desk and signs the draft bill (Selective Service and Training Act of 1940, or STSA) which was the first peacetime conscription in United States history. Officials and cabinet members standing nearby. Painting on a wall in the background. He reads the conditions of bill. He states that the legislation intended to increase our armed forces becomes law. All men between 21 and 35 must register beginning October 16th, 1940. He says that "the terrible fate of nations whose weakness invited attack is too well known to us all. We must and we will marshal our great potential strength to fend off war from our shores. We must and we will prevent our land from becoming a victim of aggression."
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