Early 1940s view of the Capitol Building in Washington DC, USA. American flag flutters atop the building. Zoomed in close views of various parts of the U.S. Capitol and its dome. Tourist couple looks at the White House. View of the Washington Monument.
Americans gather for the Civil Rights march in Washington DC known as the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Aerial views of the National Mall area from the Washington Monument toward the Lincoln Memorial, and opposite from the Lincoln Memorial toward the Washington Monument. Reflecting pool in the middle. Navy Munitions Buildings beside. A passenger railroad train on railway tracks arriving at a station in Washington DC. Locomotive comes to a stop at station. People come out of the train. They sing "We shall not be moved" and hold "Freedom" and "Freedom now" banners in their hands and cheer. They get into a bus. African American man speaks on a microphone and addresses march participants nearing arrival at the March. They pass out signs and banners. Several men smoke cigarettes and one smokes a pipe on the bus. People wear caps that say "Freedom Now" and "UAW". Washington DC city residents on sidewalks wave towards the people on the bus and they wave back.
Opening scene shows people gathered in front of the Union Station in Washington DC, following President Franklin D. Roosevelt's reelection. A presidential motorcade moves along the street, as spectators watch from crowded sidewalks. A band can be heard playing "Hail to the Chief." Scene shifts to another street, where the motorcade is headed by a formation of motorcycle policemen. Crowds greet the passing President, enthusiastically. The President remarks briefly, from his car, thanking his supporters and says he hopes to see much of them in the next four years. More scene of the motorcade on streets of the Capital. They stop again and the President expresses pleasure at being back with his neighbors, noting he had been coming to Washington, DC since he was five years old. He extols the virtues of the Nation's Capital.
Aerial views of the Lincoln Memorial (2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW, Washington, DC 20002, United States) at the banks of Potomac River in Washington DC in United States. Vehicular traffic around the memorial. View of Memorial Bridge leading into Arlington. Circling around the Lincoln Memorial. Munitions Building and Main Navy Building are also visible.
The Washington's Monument in Washington DC. The Equestrian Statue in the foreground. Tourists stand at the base of the monument. They enter an elevator at the base of the monument.
Aerial view of Washington DC shows a fly-by of the Washington Monument. Potomac River flows in the background. City view in the background.
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