U.S. Secretary of State, Cordell Hull at a press conference in Washington DC. Secretary Hull gives a statement to the press. He replies to the questions raised by the press. Views of Assistant Secretaries. Entire group discusses at meeting. Secretary Hull is surrounded by the Assistant Secretaries. Hull is in his office and a visitor enters Secretary of State's office. He talks over phone.
U.S. President Herbert Hoover at the White House in Washington DC. Views of the United States Capitol. President Hoover talks to a woman. Views of the White House. The President meets dignitaries and all pose for a camera.
Several Mississippi river steamers are seen. The U.S. Greenbrier, a stern paddlewheeler river steamer in the Lighthouse Service is seen. (It was later transferred to the Coast Guard, in 1939, and designated a Coast Guard Cutter -- SAGL-214). President Herbert Hoover and his wife, Lou Henry Hoover, are seen on deck, with members of their party. Spectators line the upper bank of the wharf. Many hold umbrellas due to rain. An American flag flies over the wharf. The Greenbrier backs away from the wharf in clouds of smoke and steam. The Grand Avenue suspension bridge can be seen in background. The President and Mrs. Hoover smile from the deck.
Shot of packed stands at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. on opening day of 1929 baseball season. American flags hang from second deck. U.S. President Herbert Hoover arrives at his seat. Mostly male crowd, along with a few women, dressed in 1920s style overcoats and hats. Players of home team Washington Senators and the visiting Philadelphia Athletics line up on the field before the game. Senators manager and Hall of Fame pitcher Walter Johnson gives baseball to the president for the ceremonial first pitch. President Hoover releases strong throw; he and the crowd sit down.
U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd seated in an open car outside the Union Station in Washington, DC. Seated with him are his father, Richard E. Byrd, Sr., his wife, Marie (Donaldson Ames) Byrd, and his son, Richard. They proceed with other cars and a motorcycle escort, from the station to the White House. In the White House garden, President Herbert Hoover presents Admiral Byrd an award in recognition of his exploits in Antarctica.
U.S. President Herbert Hoover and the First Lady Louise Henry Hoover arrive to meet disabled war veterans on the South lawn of the White House. They circulate among and speak to disabled war veterans seated in wheel chairs.The President and Mrs. Hoover speak with disabled veterans, many of whom had lost limbs, as nurses bring them forward in wheel chairs, to meet the President and First Lady. They meet a war veteran lying on a stretcher. A man with crutches meets the President and the First Lady.
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