United States President Franklin D Roosevelt makes a fireside radio address on Brotherhood Day or Sabbath Day, from inside the White House in Washington DC. He says that people can meet today as Americans not as protestants or catholics or Jews. He states that this is the day on which people can dedicate themselves not to the things which divide but to the things which unite them. He states that there is respect for all religious communities. He mentions the need for people to stand together beyond religious beliefs. He states in his fireside chat that there is a need for revival of the spirit of religion. He says that Brotherhood Day can help achieve these goals.
People leave their homes in the Great Plains, United States. A tower and damaged houses in the Great Plains due to dust storm "dust bowl" conditions during the Great Depression. A girl walks near a house. People leave their homes with their belongings, loading them into a trailer towed by their car. They migrate west. Views of deserts. Vehicles driven on a road. People live in tent communities during westward migration in the United States. Vehicles arrive near a tent. Men sitting idle. Women unload carts. Two men seated outside the tent. Farm machinery and equipment on the ground. Useless farms and barren trees in the plains.
United States Army cameraman seen recording Nike missile launch. Atomic cannon fires shell creating atomic explosion and classic mushroom cloud in the distance. Army troops carried to a field by Sikorsky YH-19 helicopters. U.S. infantry climb a hill firing their rifles. U.S. Army Master Sergeant Stuart Queen narrates the film. He speaks about the role of the soldier in the United States Army. Scientists inside a control room during a rocket launch. A rocket launch in the United States. Rocket tracker and telescope move to the rocket’s direction. Cameramen taking footage of rocket launch. Jet propulsion with rocket. A V2 rocket launch. A jet explodes after launching. A nuclear bomb explosion. A missile takes off. Devices and people track missile takeoff. A rocket launches from a ship. Midair explosion after a rocket hits a target aircraft.
Title card reads, "The United States Breaks Diplomatic Relations with Cuba." View of the United States Embassy building (55 Calzada, La Habana, Cuba) in Havana, Cuba. Crowds gathering outside the United States Embassy in Havana, Cuba. Family of African descent outside American Embassy. A woman of African descent holds her baby outside the United States Embassy. Two women in the American Embassy. A door in the American Embassy written in Spanish reads, "Aviso Cerrada-La Seccion De Visa Hoy" (Attention, Visa section closed today). Women leaving the American Embassy. A Catholic nun leaves the American Embassy. American citizens leave the United States Embassy. Staff load boxes into truck as Americans leave the United States embassy. Americans follow a man, with shades, outside United States Embassy. Americans board bus as they depart Havana. A Cuban female soldier guards the United States Embassy building.
United States Army tank pass by German civilians during World War 2. United States soldiers sit on top of rolling tank. German civilians, some with bicycles, watch United States soldiers in tank . United States soldier climbs on tank gun. German street sign, left sign points to “Eisleben-Halle”. United States tank, with soldiers on top, in Germany. German civilians watch United States tanks move past in a town in Germany. Sign in Germany says “Eisleben 16 km Halle 23 km”.
United States President John F. Kennedy addresses the United States Congress, appealing to increase the budget for defense and support for the space program. Congressmen clap upon the arrival of President Kennedy in the United States Capitol. Cameramen capturing videos of President Kennedy’s address using very long lenses. “These are extraordinary times. And we face an extraordinary challenge. Our strength as well as our convictions have imposed upon this nation the role of leader in freedom's cause.”, President Kennedy begins his speech. “I have not asked for a single program which did not cause one or all Americans some inconvenience, or some hardship, or some sacrifice. But they have responded and you in the Congress have responded to your duty--and I feel confident in asking today for a similar response to these new and larger demands. It is heartening to know, as I journey abroad, that our country is united in its commitment to freedom and is ready to do its duty” said President Kennedy, concluding his speech to the United States Congress.
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