Brief shot of hands dialing a phone followed by views of United States Capitol (First St SE, Washington, DC 20004, United States). View of the Jefferson Memorial (16 E Basin Dr SW, Washington, DC 20242, United States) and Lincoln Memorial (2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW, Washington, DC 20002, United States) from a moving car. Obelisk of the Washington Monument in Washington DC. Still photographs of the Washington Monument under construction. View of the Washington Monument from different angles. The American flags flutter in front of the Washington Monument (2 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20024, United States). View of the White House. Cherry blossoms on the Tidal Basin are also seen. From a Bell Telephone television advertisement.
Views of public parks in the National Capital Area. People walking in park across from the White House. A small girl sailing a model boat in the Reflecting Pool and others sailing their boats, with the Lincoln Memorial in background. Woman stands at gravestone of Pierre Charles L'Enfant, in Arlington National Cemetery, with Potomac River and Washington DC in background. View from high in Washington Monument, of the Mall, extending to Lincoln Memorial and part of Memorial Bridge over the Potomac River.View in different direction showing Government Buildings lining Constitution Avenue. Close views of Supreme Court Building and the White House. Various small parks at squares and circles in the District of Columbia.
Scenes along the Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, in Northern Virginia, near Washington,DC. Sign at section of the highway, reads: "South Fort Hunt." Automobile seen driving along the parkway that runs 15 miles from the Arlington Memorial Bridge to Mount Vernon. Views of the Potomac River which the highway parallels. Several cars in a parking area along the parkway, where sightseers enjoy the view. Sign warning drivers to slow as they approach George Washington's home at Mount Vernon. Visitors at the entrance to Mount Vernon. View of Mount Vernon mansion from the lawn on the Potomac River side. Scene shifts to Rock Creek Park in Maryland with views of the Rock Creek. Automobiles driving through the park. Views of Water falls,ducks, and an old mill with waterwheel turning. A car drives across the creek through several inches of water at a ford. An automobile approaching the Connecticut Avenue bridge over the parkway. Views of the Lincoln Memorial at Memorial Bridge.
President Franklin Roosevelt's mother, Sara Delano Roosevelt, is seen standing with her grandaughter, Anna Roosevelt Dall Boettiger, who holds the hand of her daughter, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Dall. The President's son, Elliot Roosevelt and his wife, Ruth Josephine Googins Roosevelt, stand with them. Next, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt, holding a bouquet of flowers, are seen in an open car. Scene shifts to the White House porch, where a protected Presidential reviewing stand has been set up, along with chairs. View of President Roosevelt, in a top hat, receiving congratulations from officials. Admiral William Leahy, Chief of Naval Operations, and another admiral (possibly recently retired CNO, William Harrison Standley) are seen in full dress uniforms. The President's son, Elliot Roosevelt is also present, to assist FDR when necessary. Some mounted U.S. Army cavalry ride past the reviewing stand, saluting with swords. An automobile is seen driving along the wet street, accompanied by a formation of motorcycle police officers. President Roosevelt holding onto a built-in railing, reviews various elements and units in the inaugural parade, including several military marching bands. Army Chief of Staff, General Malin Craig, rides past on horseback, and renders a sabre salute to the President. He is followed by a contingent of U.S. Army mounted cavalry. One of the marching bands is seen from another camera location. An open top 1935 Duesenberg SJ Dual-Cowl Phaeton, with exposed exhaust tubes, is seen, displaying a small banner on its door, reading "Pennsylvania." Numerous closed sedans, carrying notables, drive along the wet street, past the President, who waves his hat and smiles at some. Vice President, John Nance Garner IV, shares the reviewing stand with FDR.
United States Army Air Corps Alaska Flight Project begins in Washington DC. YB-10 bomber (tail number 151) takes off from Patterson Field, Ohio, heading for Washington, DC, the official starting point for the operation. A few Martin YB-10 aircraft taxiing at Bolling Field, Washington, DC (20 MacDill Blvd SE, Washington, DC 20032, USA). Several Martin YB-10 bombers parked in a line, with ground crews attending them. Chief of the United States Air Corps, General Benjamin Delahauf Foulois; United States Assistant Secretary of War Harry Woodring and Commander of the Alaska Flight, Colonel Henry H. Arnold, stand along with the Alaska Flight pilots, in front of a project airplane, number 143, painted with the project logo: an eagle perched over a map of Alaska. Secretary Woodring meets and shakes hands with the pilots.
Monuments lit up at night in Washington DC. View of lit up Jefferson Memorial (16 E Basin Dr SW, Washington, DC 20242, United States) and the Washington Monument (2 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20024, USA). Red light flashes on top of the Washington Monument. Statues of Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson.
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