U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt addresses those gathered during his nomination acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention at Franklin Field near Philadelphia's Convention Hall. Brief excerpt at start of clip with Senator Burton K. Wheeler from Montana addressing the convention. Posters of Presidential candidate Roosevelt and vice-presidential candidate John Nance Garner. Garner seated beside Roosevelt as the President speaks. Roosevelt speaks of the value of divine justice which weighs the sins of the cold blooded and the warm hearted in different scales. He extols a government of charity over a government of indifference. Crowd cheers and claps to the words of the President.
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt during his nomination acceptance speech at the democratic national convention in Philadelphia, while running for his second term as President. Clip opens with Roosevelt speaking at Franklin Field the last part of the famous quote "Rendezvous with destiny" from the famous line "This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny." (Full quotation is not on the source film reel.) During the speech, Roosevelt speaks of the ongoing struggles for freedom, liberty, and democracy. Crowd cheers and claps to the words of President Roosevelt. Posters of Roosevelt and VP John N. Garner on stage behind the rostrum.
President Franklin Roosevelt in his acceptance speech addresses the gathered delegates of the Democratic National Convention at Franklin Field near Philadelphia's Convention Hall. Posters of Roosevelt and his running mate John Nance Garner. Roosevelt is surrounded by guards. In the nomination acceptance speech, he speaks of the courage of the American people in withstanding problems and facing challenges. He endorses the platform of the democratic convention. He insists on protection of the family and home, sustenance of democracy, and aid to those overtaken by disaster. He talks of the war in America being waged against want and destitution, as well as a war for the survival of democracy. Crowd cheers and claps to the words of President Roosevelt. Band playing "Happy Days are Here Again" at end of clip, which was had been the campaign song of the democratic party for the prior, 1932, presidential campaign.
From an April 27, 1961 newsreel showing events 25 years earlier. A thrilling race in the Kentucky Derby. Huge crowd seated in the spectator area. The crowd cheering. A horse named Bold Venture wins the race. Horse named 'Brevity' stood on second position.
The flags of various nations on flag poles during Olympics in Berlin, Germany. Adolf Hitler drives in his car. Huge crowd gathered at a stadium. Players march with flags. Man walks with a German flag with Nazi swastika symbol on it. Adolf Hitler gives a brief speech. Players bear the Olympic torch and light it. Players race on ground and participate in high jumps.
The Nazi Party Rally site, Zeppelin Field, in Nuremberg is decorated with long swastika drapes and other Nazi symbols. SA Sturmabteilung (Stormtrooper) leader, Viktor Lutze gives a warm up speech, as Adolf Hitler and Rudolf Hess, listen. The rally field is filled with SS, SA, and NSKK members in military formation. Hitler takes the stand and delivers a fiery speech to the acclaim of all attending.
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