A newspaper headline: '11 Million Tons Sunk'. A United States shipyard. Workers construct a vessel at the shipyard. President Franklin Roosevelt states : 'Axis powers are not going to win this war'. A newspaper headline from World-Telegram: 'US will patrol seven seas if necessary-Roosevelt'. A man talks over a telephone. A map on a wall in the background.
Colonel Charles Lindbergh addresses people in New York City, United States. Interior of the Manhattan Center during the America First Committee rally. People gather inside the building. Colonel Charles Lindberg at a microphone. He talks about the position of the United States during World War II underway in Europe. He speaks the protectionist and anti-war sentiment, stating, "When England asks us to enter this war, she is considering her own future, and that of her Empire. In making our reply, I believe we should consider the future of the United States and that of the Western Hemisphere." People cheer and applaud.
United States Senator Nye in Washington DC. U.S. Senator Nye denounces war. As the Chairman of the Munitions Investigating Committee he declares commercial interests want another large European war to serve their greedy interests . He states his belief that adequate neutrality legislation will keep the country at peace. The Neutrality Act of 1935 was signed on August 31, 1935.
U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt addresses youth in the United States. The President seated at a desk in his office in Washington DC. He addresses the youth of the United States outlining the changes that have occurred in American life. He states that the changed conditions require a new approach.
Flood in the Ohio River in the United States. Rescue operations by the people. People in the flooded area. Supplies on the ground. A man on a boat. People look outside the windows of a building. People help others to reach safe places. People in boats.
Dignitaries on yacht Potomac in Washington DC. Cameramen prepare their cameras to record the event. Flags flutter on the ship mast. An airplane in flight over the ship. Sailors stand on the deck. U.S. President Roosevelt, his son Brigadier General James Roosevelt and U.S. Secretary of the Interiors Harold Ickes aboard the ship. They talk amongst themselves.
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