A pictorial history of the episodes in the life of Calvin Coolidge, the 30th President of the United States of America. Governor Coolidge during a ceremony at Plymouth Rock, the 'stepping stone to liberty', with his wife Grace Coolidge and Massachusetts Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. Several other men present. Calvin Coolidge arrives home and receives an ovation from his Northampton neighbors on his nomination for the Vice Presidency. His family is greeted by a throng of Northampton citizens. Coolidge stands on the steps of his house and greets the people. Coolidge pledges to uphold the best traditions of the Republic during his nomination. A large crowd gathered for the event. Calvin and Grace Coolidge cast their vote in the elections. A crowd waits outside as the two emerge from a building.
U.S. Navy fleet struck by a typhoon in the Pacific, during World War II. The rough waters in the Pacific Ocean. The U.S. Navy fleet of ships hit by a typhoon. The typhoon hits the U.S. Navy 3rd Fleet withdrawing after the attack on Aguni in Ryukyu Islands in Okinawa. Water lashes at the bow of a battleship. Large waves crashing over bow of ships. Battleships, cruisers, destroyers and carriers in the fleet hit by the typhoon. Water rushes on the bow of USS Massachusetts. Men on the ship trying to cover themselves. The seaplanes on the stern of the ship being wrecked on the launcher. The battleship USS Indiana fighting the heavy waters. The aircraft carriers damaged by the typhoon. The bow of the cruiser USS Pittsburgh (CA-72) in the rough waters. The seaplanes on the stern being damaged. One of the aircraft on the launcher. Other seaplanes being wrecked on the deck. The bow of the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Bennington get damaged. An aircraft takes off from the deck of the carrier which is undamaged. The steel girders supporting the deck is bent and twisted. The carrier at sea. The wrecked section hangs over the bow. The crew of the carrier USS Hornet repairing the damage. The aircraft wreckage on the stern of the ship. Men inspecting the damage. Navy personnel on parts of the aircraft on the deck. The USS Pittsburgh being brought by a Navy tug to a floating dry dock for repair. A temporary step bow is put on USS Pittsburgh.
First United States Army in Saint-Lo, France. American tanks move along a road to Saint-Lo. Trees on both sides of the road. First Army soldiers on the tanks. A German pilot prisoner shakes hands with Captain Richard Kellenbar of Marlborough, Massachusetts. The prisoner and the Captain converse beside a tent. The prisoner sits on a chair outside a tent. A large group of First Army soldiers escort the pilot prisoner. The pilot prisoner with raised hands with the soldiers around him. The pilot prisoner seated on the ground. The prisoner gets into a jeep. A few soldiers get into the jeep. Other soldiers stand around the jeep. (World War II period).
Preparations for launch of the USS Hancock (CV-19) at Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, on January 24, 1944. . Shipyard riggers removing supports from under the ship's hull. Platform at bow is decorated with bunting. Scene shifts to Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York, and the launching of the USS Missouri (BB-63), on January 29, 1944. Crowd gathered around the bow as the Missouri goes down the ways. Another change of scene to the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company of Newport News, Virginia. Here the ways are emptied following the launch of the Light Cruiser, USS Hancock (CL-81) on June 19, 1943. The Hancock can be seen in the water. Tugs attend to the newly launched Cruiser.
Busy streets of the cities in the United States. A woman officer at a desk of Army-Navy Screen Magazine's "By Request Department" addresses U.S. soldiers overseas during World War 2, and says they will show views of various American home towns by request. Busy intersection along Capitol Street in Charleston, West Virginia. 1930s automobiles on roads and American citizens walking on city streets. Next scene shows the main street of Wytheville, Virginia with cars, pedestrians, and shops. Next scene is of main street area in Fall River, Massachusetts. Buildings seen on either sides of the streets and buses at bus station depot. Next view is of Springfield Street, looking toward Market Street in the center of Newark, New Jersey. Main streets of Winslow Arizona, with citizens dressed in Western wear, and then a main intersection in Tucson, Arizona, where a paper boy sells newspapers on a street corner.
American people in the 1966 elections choose governors, senators, and congressman. Governor George W. Romney wins the elections in Michigan. He smiles after his victory. Charles Percy wins in Illinois. Edward Brooke wins elections in Massachusetts as the first African American Senator ever in the U.S. history. Governor Nelson Rockefeller wins for his third term as the governor of New York. Hollywood actor Ronald Reagan after winning elections in California addresses an assembly. Mrs. Lurleen Wallace after winning the elections of Alabama waves towards people along with her husband, former Governor Wallace. Oath taking of new senators and governors at an official ceremony as President Lyndon Johnson watches.