Republican Party (GOP) candidate Wendell Willkie in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Wendell Willkie seated on the terrace of a building drafts the acceptance speech he will soon make at his home town Elwood, Indiana as a start of his campaign.
Golfer Byron Nelson wins at the Tam O'Shanter Country Club in Chicago, Illinois. People watch golfer Byron Nelson playing to win the first prize money in George May's All-American Open Golf Championship. Spectators watch Nelson play.
A Czechoslovak politician meets Harry Warner in Burbank, California. Politician Jan Masaryk, the son of the first President of Czechoslovakia, says to Polish American studio executive Harry Warner that the U.S. screen industry is an important safeguard for democracy.
The U.S. Congress adapts Japanese Exclusion Act of 1924. Congressmen pose on the steps of a building in Washington DC. A close view of officials standing on the steps. A Japanese official.
Attorneys Robert Kenny and Bartley Crum pursue motion to quash subpoenas, to appear before the HUAC, for clients John Howard Lawson and 18 other witnesses, on grounds of Committee illegality and unconstitutionality. Mr. Stripling of the Committee suggests pursuing the matter through the Courts. The attorneys appeal and the subcommittee exits to consider the matter in closed executive session. They return and announce unanimous decision to reject the request, on grounds that they are operating under Public Law 601 and have not the authority to deviate from their charter under that law. The attorneys then request that previous witnesses, whom they accuse of giving false testimony, be recalled. The motion is denied and John Howard Lawson is called to testify.
Actors Robert Montgomery and George Murphy chatting on a street in Washington DC. They are joined by actor Ronald Reagan, President of the Screen Actors Guild. This is during a break at the time of hearings before The House Committee of Un-American Activities (HUAC ) investigating Communism in Hollywood. communist propaganda. Pedestrians are surprised and delighted to recognize the three well known actors.
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