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Involvement of the Tennessee Valley Authority during the Great Depression in the United States.

Recovery efforts from the Great Depression in the United States. (Footage largely from mid 1930's, produced in 1967). A farmer plows his field using oxen. Men and women work in fields. Price tags on food products. Officials of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration in an office discuss reforms to solve farming over production and low demand. Statue of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial. The White House building. Scenes of dilapidated farms and fields overcome by drought and dust bowl conditions. Farmers sit outside their houses fatigued and exhausted. Faces of tired, fatigued farmers. A town meeting of farmers in a small town. Franklin Roosevelt with cabinet and other officals in early days of his administration. Floods in Tennessee Valley washing away farmland. Farmland scarred by erosion lines and trenches. The Tennessee Valley Authority builds dams and power plants in the Tennessee Valley and helps farmers reclaim and improve land. Farmers in a rural town listen to a Tennessee Valley Authority official present plans of development. Establishment of Rural Electrification Administration. Electric power lines set up in the rural areas of the United States. Franklin Roosevelt addressing the U.S. Congress in the Capitol. Scenes from voting centers and of a voting booth in an American town. Wendell Willkie addressing a crowd. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt converses with an African American official (possibly in connection with signing of Executive Order 8802, the Fair Employment Act). Eleanor Roosevelt behind him, and Secretary of State Edward Stettinius, Jr. to her left. Eleanor Roosevelt speaking to group of African American children.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1933
Duration: 6 min 24 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044177
Americans strengthen United States economy after Great Depression; scenes of American workers and lifestyle in 1950s and 1960's

Civilians and the government officials work towards strengthening economy after Great Depression. Scenes from the Great Depression: Idle factories and signs "No men wanted." Homeless and unemployed men sleep on benches and holes are shown in the shoes. Unemployed workers in a soup line receiving food aid. Wooden shanties and shacks for housing of people in the Depression. Poor African American woman seated outside a simple tent for her house. A young girl holds her baby sibling while seated on a rusty bunk bed as the infant child cries. Tired looking children during the depression. Sad looking woman seated on a bed rocks a baby. Scene change to 30 years later in mid 1960's. Aerial view of modern highway interchange with traffic on roads. Surveyors at work. Scientists work in laboratory. Doctors examine patients. Arm of person wearing a "Polio Vaccine Volunteer" armband. Children in line to receive polio vaccine. A girl gets a polio shot. Ferris wheel at a fair goes around. American citizens at a picnic enjoy foods assembled on tables. Communist troops march on street in East Germany parade and East German people wave small flags in review stand. Traffic on the main roads of a small American town, with a police officer directing traffic. Shops seen along roadside. Views of American farmers and scientists at work. Farmer on tractor and on harvester machines. Women work in a factory assembling machines. 1950s and 1960's cars in parking lot and woman shopper with cart. Women work in clerical jobs in an office. Women in typing pool working in a large office room. Nurses in classroom. Early computer technology; large electronic devices and many wires; lights and mechanical switches on electronic computing equipment. Reel to reel tape recorder or data recorder. Factory shipment floor with goods on belt. President John F Kennedy signs Manpower Development and Training Act in 1962. Golden Gate bridge from shore and from moving vehicle. Bridge construction workers handle tossed hot rivet. Boy watches dam construction workers. Boys running outside school. Cars in main street area of a small town in America. Boy and farmer in cornfield.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1962
Duration: 3 min 29 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044179
President Ronald Reagan gives a speech on the Defense Budget at the White House in Washington DC.

U.S. President Ronald Reagan at the White House in Washington DC. President Ronald Reagan gives a speech on the Defense Budget. He speaks about the Defense Program America needs. President Reagan states that the American security should be prepared for all situations. An animation shows 'Intercontinental Missiles'. Intermediate Range Weapons from 1978-1982. An animation shows the difference in production of submarines, artillery and weapons between the United States and the Soviets. An animated picture shows the 'Soviet Communications Intelligence Facility'. The Soviet Weaponry Sandino Airfield, Nicaragua. An airfield under construction in Grenada. President Reagan in his speech states that the American military force should be ready to respond to any emergency situation. An animated graph shows the percent of budget from 1960-1980. At the end of the speech President Ronald Reagan asks for America's prayers and support.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1983, March 23
Duration: 29 min 18 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044180
Richard Perle, Assistant Secretary of Defense,talks about the policies of the Strategic Defense Initiative in the U.S.

A briefing on the Strategic Defense Initiative in Washington DC. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State European and Canadian Affairs Richard Burt and U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense Richard Perle discuss United States government policy with regard to the Strategic Defense Initiative. Richard Burt in a studio talks about the Soviet aggression. Richard Perle talks about the policies with regard to the Strategic Defense Initiative.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1985
Duration: 3 min 40 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044181
Secretary of State, George Shultz talks about U.S. governmental policies with regard to the Strategic Defense Initiative.

A briefing on the Strategic Defense Initiative in Washington DC. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State European and Canadian Affairs Richard Burt discusses U.S. government policy with regard to the Strategic Defense Initiative. U.S. Secretary of State, George Shultz in his speech talks about U.S. President Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative. President Ronald Reagan speaks about the Defense Budget of the United States.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1985
Duration: 2 min 36 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044182
Lt. Gen. James Abrahamson, Director of Strategic Defense Initiative, talks about the Laser Missile weapon in Washington DC.

A briefing on the Strategic Defense Initiative in Washington DC. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State European and Canadian Affairs Richard Burt discusses U.S. government policy with regard to the Strategic Defense Initiative. U.S. Lieutenant General James Abrahamson, Director of Strategic Defense Initiative Organization, talks about a Laser Missile weapon of SDI (or the so-called Star Wars initiative). An animation shows the ground base missile firing at a target in he sky. The missile launches from a launch pad. An animation shows the frequency generated.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1985
Duration: 5 min 26 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044183
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