Church choir seen entering St. Thomas' Parish Episcopal Church (1772 Church Street, NW, Washington, D.C.) President Franklin Roosevelt and and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt arrive in the President's 1937 Packard seven-passenger parade touring car, accompanied Secret Service agents. Views of citizens gathered on streets and sidewalks nearby to see the President arrive. Police monitor the scene. President's motorcade arrives under side awning of stone church. Scene from after service when President Roosevelt stands on church steps together with Rev. Howard S. Wilkinson (Rector of St. Thomas as of 1936) and Reverend Allen O. Miller, Assistant to the rector. . Mrs. Roosevelt is seen behind in a fur coat. The President uses a cane to steady himself. Presidential car departs (bearing license plate with number 101). It is followed by another car carrying Secret Service agents, with license plate "USSS" for U.S. Secret Service. United States President Franklin D Roosevelt attends church service in the United States. Choir members in white robes enter the church from the sidewalk. Men and women watch from the fenced area. President Franklin D Roosevelt arrives in a 1937 Packard 12 convertible automobile. Secret Service accompany him and ride in other cars. After the service, Eleanor Roosevelt stands behind the President. as he speaks with clergymen at the door of the church.
Unidentified spokesperson (possibly a senator or congressman),is seen standing outdoors, before background of the Capitol, in Washington, DC. He delivers a recorded speech in opposition to the proposal by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to add more Justices to the Supreme Court (so-called "Court-packing"). In his speech, he extols the sanctity of the U.S. Constitution and explains the legal process for amending it. He notes that the proposal (to increase the number of Justices in the Supreme Court) comes directly from the Executive Branch (the President). He deplores the action as designed to "place on the Supreme Court six young wreckers." He stops this line of criticism and resumes again, saying that, "the purpose of the Supreme Court Bill is to change the Constitution." He characterizes the bill as unconstitutional, and continues praising the Constitution, itself, explaining, again, the proper procedures for amending it. He acknowledges that the bill's advocates are likely sincere and conscientious.But, he says, "they are raiders off the reservation, raiding the reserve domain of the people." He concludes by saying "they are not playing the American game of Constitutional Democracy."
A portrait of Thomas Jefferson. A sketch of one proposal, incorporating a Roman Pantheon, in design for United States Capitol building. Views of the current Capitol building, in Washington, DC, and people near it. A map of the Louisiana Purchase and animated tracing of its outlines and along the river courses to be followed by the Lewis and Clark expedition to explore it. A picture of the Lewis and Clark expedition in a boat. Scenes of Naval combat, related to the War of 1812.
A soldier (PFC Ed Griffiths) arrives in new assignment with the U.S. Army in Washington DC, United States. U.S. Army Sergeant Stuart Queen in his office. Military MATS C-131 (Convair 240) airliner in flight over Washington DC area with PFC Griffiths and other personnel aboard. Army personnel seated in the aircraft. The captain makes arrival announcements. Aerial view of the Washington Monument , the National Mall, Lincoln Memorial, and Potomac River and the Capitol. Military Air Transport Command C-131 parked and passengers descending stairs upon arrival in Washington, DC. They exit the Operations building and look for ground transportation to their destinations. Soldier gets into a taxi cab. He looks at the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Monument, across the Potomac River, as the cab drives, along the George Washington Parkway, past them. He arrives at the U.S. Army Military District of Washington Headquarters, at Fort Myer, and reports for his new assignment in Headquarters Company, U.S. Army. The Sergeant in charge introduces Sergeant Stuart Queen to the soldier. He is warmly welcomed.
Mayor of the New York City Fiorello H. LaGuardia walks in with some files in front of the Union Station, the Washington DC train station. He sits into a Diamond Cab and drives away. The U.S. Capitol is also visible behind. Trolleys on streets. Department of Interior, Washington DC. Officials walking out of the department building. 11 August 1937.
United States President Harry Truman awards Collier Trophy for air safety to Aeronautics Engineer Lewis Rodert. Both men shake hands. Rodert is recognized for his work in developing a heat method for preventing the icing of aircraft (de-icing method).
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