The life and career of U.S. Army General Dwight D Eisenhower up to the time of his appointment as the Supreme Commander of the NATO ( North Atlantic Treaty Organization). General Eisenhower with Mrs. Eisenhower visiting family and celebrating the birth of a new grandchild. Earl Eisenhower, a Pennsylvania business man and brother of Dwight Eisenhower, is seen gathered with his family viewing a photo album of old family photos. Several still photographs of the early life of Dwight Eisenhower are shown. The General arrives at his former home in Dennison, Texas. 'Eisenhower Birthplace' written on a board on the top of a building. The General has breakfast with his school teachers and other friends at his home. He meets officials at an air base. The General with his brothers Earl and Milton. A photograph of General Eisenhower as a West Point cadet. Cadets marching on a ground. Eisenhower as a U.S. Army Brigadier General discusses a wall map with other officials. The General is greeted by British King George VI in Great Britain. He plans European invasions with British Army General Bernard Montgomery. He goes ashore with General Montgomery after the Allied amphibious landing on Normandy, France. General Eisenhower and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill watch a mass parachute drop at the Rhine River in Germany. He accepts the surrender of the German forces in Rheims, France.
Members appointed in Roosevelt's cabinet in the United States. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt appoints the members of his cabinet. Claude A. Swanson as U.S. Secretary of the Navy, Henry A. Wallace as the Secretary of Agriculture, George H. Dern as the Secretary of War, Harold L. Ickesas U.S. Secretary of the Interior and Daniel C. Roper as U.S. Secretary of Commerce are appointed. The new members of the cabinet give brief speeches.
New members of Roosevelt's cabinet in the United States. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt poses with the cabinet members in the White House. The President introduces the members of his cabinet. He introduces Hill, U.S. Postmaster General Farley, U.S. Attorney General Cummings, Perkins, Dern, Swanson, Wallace, Roper and Ickes. Claude A. Swanson is U.S. Secretary of the Navy. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture is Henry A. Wallace. George H. Dern is appointed as U.S. Secretary of War. U.S. Secretary of the Interior is Harold L. Ickes. U.S. Secretary of Commerce is Daniel C. Roper. Frances Perkins is appointed as U.S. Secretary of Labor.
Elevated and aerial views of downtown city of Chicago skyline in mid 1950s, including skyscrapers and various buildings. View of the O'Leary house landmark from which the Great Fire of Chicago is believed to have originated. Views of still images showing damaged buildings due to the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Aerial view of the buildings. The buildings damaged by the fire. View of 1950s fire fighters demonstrating use of old manual pumper cart for fighting fires. The house of Mrs. O' Leary is set on fire to make space for a new boulevard being built in the area . Smoke rises from the building. Cars drive past on the street in front of the house while it is on fire with smoke pouring from windows.
Airplanes during test flights at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The airplanes can fly at an enormous speed. U.S. Navy Douglas Skyrocket parked at an air base. Test pilot Scott Crossfield (Albert Scott Crossfield) inspects the needle nose of a D-558-2 Douglas Skyrocket aircraft. Aerial views of the D-558-2 Skyrocket airplane in flight. Scene changes to an airfield in Inglewood California. A new light pusher airplane with an X-shape tail, the Acme Aircraft Co S-1 Sierra, is being rolled out of a hangar. A man stands nearby and looks at the airplane. A pilot in the cockpit. The airplane takes off from the air base for a test flight.
An American feature film 'This is The Army' depicts a performance by singer Kate Smith at the 21st anniversary of the armistice of World War I. Animated map shows Europe with fire in Poland. A man in the radio studio announces the name of Kate Smith on the stage, and noting the 21 anniversary of Armistice Day. A studio audience is present and applauds. Kate Smith introduces "God Bless America" as a new song, and then sings the song "God Bless America" with in-studio orchestra accompaniment. People watch the performance. An old man listens to the song, standing in front of his shop 'The Bugle Call.' He dusts a console radio with a feather duster and then goes inside and removes a bugle from a case labeled, ' Yip! Yip! Yaphank! 1918 ' At the Twardofsky business across the street, a man puts a small American flag into a basket as his father listens to the song on a small radio on the counter. People listen to the song in their houses and buildings. In a family living room: A couple seated in their living room listen to their console radio. A man, likely their son, seated at his desk listens to the song while studying. A woman looks at the photograph of a soldier, named Blake. Blake is then depicted listening to the same Kate Smith performance over a radio while stationed at Hickam Field in Hawaii. Characters Jerry Jones and Johnny Jones, played by actors George Murphy and Ronald Reagan are seen at the Jones and Jones production office. They listen to the radio. The character played by Ronald Reagan reads Variety Magazine.
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