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President Franklin D Roosevelt delivers a speech about the Selective Service System in Washington DC, United States.

Official and officers draw draft under Selective Service System at the Department of Labor auditorium in Washington DC, United States. President Franklin D Roosevelt delivers a speech on the occasion, during the lead up to America's involvement in World War 2. He reveals that 95 percent of the people registered under the Selective Service System are not required by the nation and will not be called to military service. He also encourages those new recruits selected for military service to answer the call for duty and defend the independence of the nation. He declares peace keeping as the main task of the United States Armed Forces, and speaks of the those called as members of a peace time army.

Date: 1940, October
Duration: 6 min 17 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675048963
President Franklin D Roosevelt announces results of numbers drawn under the Selective Service System in Washington DC.

Officials draw drafts under Selective Service System at the Department of Labor auditorium in Washington DC, United States. Attorney General Robert H Jackson and Secretary of Navy, William Franklin Knox draw numbers and President Franklin D Roosevelt announces them, during United States initial build-up of military forces prior to the country's involvement in World War 2. A man writes down the numbers drawn on a draft board.

Date: 1940, October
Duration: 2 min 25 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675048964
President Franklin D Roosevelt gives a message to the Congress about rearmament during World War II in Washington DC.

A session of the Congress in Washington DC, United States. President Franklin D Roosevelt in his message to the Congress emphasizes about the need for rearmament to avert the danger of an attack during the World War II. In his speech he talks about the need to protect the American hemisphere against an invasion. He also enumerates the possible threats to the independence of United States. He lays emphasis on the need to increase the production of war materiel and ammunition to get ready for the war in case of an attack.

Date: 1940, May 16
Duration: 7 min 42 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675048965
President Franklin D Roosevelt delivers fireside speech about the threat of war in Europe becoming a World War

President Franklin D Roosevelt delivers a fireside speech from inside the White House in Washington DC, United States. During the speech he expresses concern over the national emergency and the need to defend the freedom of American republics. He expresses concern over the European War turning into a World War (World War II) and the increasing threat to countries in the American hemisphere. He condemns Adolf Hitler's policies and stresses upon the need to check Nazi German expansion to the west. He says that the only way to stop Adolf Hitler is to prevent him from gaining control of the seas. Toward this end he stresses the need to speed up the ship building program.

Date: 1941, May 27
Duration: 8 min 39 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675048966
President Franklin D Roosevelt delivers the Rearmament speech during World War II in Washington DC.

President Franklin D Roosevelt during the Rearmament speech before the Congress in Washington DC, United States emphasizes upon the need to increase airplane production to 50,000 planes a year. He also emphasizes upon the need to increase production of tanks, antiaircraft guns and ammunition. He urges the Congress to allow appropriating a sum of 896 million American dollars for the purpose of increasing armament production.

Date: 1940, May 16
Duration: 4 min 42 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675048967
President Franklin D Roosevelt during the Rearmament speech declares peace as the main objective in Washington DC.

President Franklin D Roosevelt during the Rearmament speech before the Congress in Washington DC, United States talks about the superiority of the United States Armed Forces. He says that security must be absolute. He also talks about the possibility of an emergency session of the Congress in case of National Emergency. He declares peace as the main objective of America. Congressmen stand and applaud in appreciation after the speech ends.

Date: 1940, May 16
Duration: 5 min 56 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675048968