U.S. Republican Senate leader Charles McNary. Charles McNary seated at his desk, posing. The Republican Senate leader is nominated for Vice President. A woman sitting along with him at the desk. They read some documents.
Men working at the U.S. Mint. Factories and buildings in an area. Interior of the factory. Men working to produce coinage. Men producing pennies with the help of machines and equipment.
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.
America prepares for World War II. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 (codified as 54 Stat. 885). He signs and dates September 16, 1940. A blindfolded man reaches into a large glass container and draws out the number of the first young man to be drafted under the new law. He gives the selected number to President Roosevelt. American soldiers march past a line of tents at an Army Camp. They drill on the parade field.
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. Parade units pass in review. The U.S. Army Chief of Staff, General George C. Marshall, leads the parade, on horseback. The cavalry passes on the grounds of the Capitol building. People gather in a large number to watch the parade. The cavalry holds flags. Marine bands, tanks, West Point cadets, Annapolis midshipmen, NYA (National Youth Administration) contingents and the Marine Corps band march. President Roosevelt reviews the parade. Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt and Captain Philip James Roosevelt join him later. A banner reads: 'Carry on with Roosevelt'. Tanks, other military vehicles and motorcades pass on the grounds.
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