Scenes from the beginning of the Roosevelt Administration in 1933 through 1942, in World War II. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt waving with President Franklin D. Roosevelt, from a balcony. In a different sequence, she models different clothing fashions for photographers, and sitting with another woman, as she prepares her daily newspaper column, entitled: "My Day." She is seen horseback riding, with companions, in a wooded park. Crowd fills the area around the Lincoln Memorial and reflecting pool, as African American contralto, Marian Anderson, descends steps of the memorial and begins her famous Easter Sunday concert, on April 9, 1939. This concert and venue was made possible by the intervention of Eleanor Roosevelt, after Marian Anderson was denied the opportunity to sing at Constitution Hall because she was an African American. Narration mentions Eleanor Roosevelt's active support for civil rights for all people. First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt, is seen sitting with Secretary of the Interior, Harold L. Ickes, in the audience. Mrs. Roosevelt speaking as she testifies before a congressional committee regarding care for the elderly. Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt sitting in a garden where she knits while he works over some papers. Grandchildren run to them. Eleanor Roosevelt with King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, in London, 23 October 1942, viewing destruction wrought by the Nazi German Blitz in World War 2. Eleanor Roosevelt in her Red Cross uniform, visiting soldiers at a U.S. Army hospital, during the war.
A film shows the Invasion of Poland in 1939 by German Army during World War II. The German armored columns assemble for the assault. The German troops on tanks, jeeps and motorbikes assemble. German troops in tanks and armored vehicles and trucks advance. The armored columns roll down a dirt road. The troops on the tanks advance towards the battle front. A view of a harbor and buildings in Danzig. The German troops fire artillery and shell Danzig post office. Smoke rises due to firing. A German ADGZ armored car rolls past the damaged post office. "Sudetenland" is written on the side of the armored car and it has a Nazi Schutzstaffel SS insignia and skull and crossbones painted on the front. Firing at the post office. The German troops advance. The soldier spray gasoline on a building. The building is set on fire.
A film shows the Invasion of Poland in 1939 by German Army during World War II. The German troops on motorbikes and tanks as they leave for their next destination. The troops on tanks roll down a dirt road. The troops on tanks and motorbikes advance. The Machine gunners advance on motorbikes for opening the attack. They get down from their bikes. The gunners advance on a grassy area. A soldier fires camouflaged artillery. Smoke rises due to firing. A soldier fires a machine gun. The tanks advance towards the polish town. Troops advance and fire. An explosion occurs in the foreground. Smoke rises in the background due to firing. The town is burnt and occupied. The Nazi soldiers enter the town. They walks past the damaged and burning buildings. A building burns. The bombed buildings. Rubble on the streets. Wrecked vehicles including a German Pz.I tank from 4.Pz.Division. The troops on tanks and motorbikes advance for their next destination. The troops carry guns and advance. The soldiers on bicycles and horse drawn wagon move forward.
Invasion of Poland in 1939 by German Army during World War II. A damaged bridge over the Vistula river, blasted by retreating Polish forces. A view of the damaged bridge. The German troops carry railroad ties on their shoulders and make repairs to the bridge. The troops continue to advance over the repaired bridge. The soldiers at work during the construction of the bridge. A jeep drives over a new road. The horse drawn carriages cross the bridge. A Sd.Kfz. 11 (Sonderkraftfahrzeug) 3-ton German halftrack towing an artillery piece moves in water and crosses the river. A smaller car drives in water behind it.
German Invasion of Poland in 1939 during World War II. The German troops in a squad carry guns on their shoulders and advance, many on foot. The troops on horseback and seated on horse drawn artillery as they advance. They cross a town. They rest in transit. The horses stand in the background. A German soldier cleans weapons. Two soldiers clean barrel of artillery.
German forces invading Poland in 1939 during World War II. The Polish harbor of Gdynia. The Poles have sunk ships at the edges of the harbor to block the entrance of German warships. The German troops fire artillery across the harbor. Smoke rises at the harbor due to an explosion. German soldier fires a rifle from a bridge overlook. A German warship at the harbor. The German sailors fire guns on deck. Smoke rises due to bombardment. German soldier bracing rifle and firing at Polish forces. Black smoke rising from the Polish garrison at Gdynia.
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