The United States Naval fleet on Navy Day. U.S. fleet is termed the best in the world. U.S. battleships, cruisers, destroyers and submarines underway at a sea. Planes take off from an aircraft carrier. An aerial view of the ships. Men work with equipment on a ship. Soldiers fire guns from a battleship. Smoke from firing and bombardment. A flag flutters from a flag pole on the ship. (World War II period).
A line of U. S. Destroyers tied up in a port. In the line of ships are seen DD-121 ( USS Montgomery), and DD-122 (USS Breese), both Wickes Class Destroyers that saw action with the U.S. Navy in World War II. Workers, including welders and such, are seen repairing and otherwise preparing 4-stacker destroyers for transfer to Britain in the so-called "Destroyers for Bases Agreement" of September 2, 1940.The USS Hale (DD-133) a 4-stacker Town Class Destroyer, later commissioned as HMS Caldwell (I-20), is seen underway in a channel. Lines of ships underway are seen in an aerial view.
The inauguration of Franklin Delano Roosevelt for a 3rd term as President of the United States. National Youth Administration (NYA) representatives assemble outside a building. They line up keeping one arm distance and march off to join the inaugural parade. Women engaged in preparations for the inauguration. They stitch NYA tags on shirts and sew NYA flags and banners. An NYA flag flutters from a flag pole. Newspaper headlines about the inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt. A newsboy seen by the U.S. Capitol building.
The Third inauguration of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Washington DC, during World War 2. A crowd gathers along the parade route. The dome of the U.S. Capitol building in view. Cars parked along the side of a street. Soldiers talk among themselves. Flags flutter from the flag poles on a building. Planes fly in formation over the building. People seated on chairs. A car passes on the street. Announcements through radio and loudspeakers. A car goes by with mock radio tower stands on it and sign "WOL Mutual". An officer talks over a phone. People hold banners and boards. Group of parade viewers gathered in front of the Occidental Restaurant. A board reads : 'Carry on Roosevelt'. A car arrives. People talk amongst themselves. M3 Stuart light tanks move on the street. A soldier refuels a tank. Boys and girls and teenagers hold NYA flags. A formation of National Youth Administration (NYA) parade units including separate NYA units with white boys and African American boys.
The inauguration of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Washington DC. The President leaves the White House. The President seated in a car comes out of the White House. A motorcade passes on the street near the President's car. A crowd gathers along the parade route. Buildings along the sides of the street. People stand outside a building and discuss amongst themselves.
The inauguration of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Washington DC. People gather in large numbers in front of the Capitol building. U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt along with many government officials stands in a balcony. They discuss amongst themselves and initiate the ceremony. Cameramen record the event.
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