"March of Time" Collection. 1934 - 1951. March of Time Documentary/Newsreel Films Relating to U.S. History, Government, Politics, Culture, and International Affairs. 1935 - 1953. MEN IN WASHINGTON--1942

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"March of Time" Collection. 1934 - 1951. March of Time Documentary/Newsreel Films Relating to U.S. History, Government, Politics, Culture, and International Affairs. 1935 - 1953. MEN IN WASHINGTON--1942

1942

Describes housing and employment conditions in wartime Washington, D.C., records events during the Roosevelt administration, and explains the operation of wartime government agencies. Reel 1 shows construction of temporary government buildings, crowded housing conditions, outdoor dining facilities, and Civil Service Commission members interviewing job applicants. President Roosevelt speaks in the 1932 political campaign. TVA hydro-electric plants are shown. Dr. Townsend arrives in Washington, D.C. Senator Huey Long urges more equitable distribution of wealth. Sec. of Agric. Wallace explains the ever normal grainary concept. F.D.R. sums up a "New Deal" progress in 1936. Reel 2 explains the international views of Sec. of State Hull and Senators Connally, Vandenberg, and Wheeler. F.D.R. attends as 50 destroyers are presented to England. Diagrams and explains the operations of wartime agencies and shows agency chiefs: Harry Hopkins (White House Aide); Donald M. Nelson (WPB); Leon Henderson (OPA); Paul V. McNutt (WMC); James M. Landis (OCD); Adm. Land (Maritime Commission); Elmer Davis (OWI); Nelson Rockefeller (OIAA); Byron Price (Office of Censorship); Col. William Donovan (OSS); Adm. King (CNO); and Gen. Marshall (Chief of Staff).

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