YESTERDAY'S NEWSREEL - FDR'S WHITE HOUSE STAFF ADMIRAL PERRY

[Music] television highlights of the news of yesteryear [Music] they also serve at the White House Washington it's 1933 and there's new tenant in Nations Executive Mansion head of the house is Franklin Roosevelt 31st President of the United States but FDR is not at all alone among his white house crew are Eadie Starling Secret Service advanced man and Frank Dalrymple captain of white house police his crews protect the president when he's home here's presidential chauffeur Francis Robinson and this is Nick Jarvis who since nineteen eight has written with our presidents as chief of White House Secret Service men and here's Jay may fight doorman and Barbara at the executive mansion was shaved every president since William Howard ten he's opening the door for Ike Hoover who was chief Usher and majordomo of White House for quarter century chief of Whitehouse telegraphers in 1933 is doc Smithers day he went to work he flashed news to America that battleship Maine was sunk in Havana Harbor this is not just an ordinary telephone girl she's louise Huff my skirt top telephone operator at White House switchboard here's call she took in 1933 I want to call you back in a few minutes and here's man who's name is almost as well-known as the president he serves he's white house secretary Stephen early former newsman and here are some of the members of Franklin Roosevelt's famous brain trust this is Professor Rexford Tugwell president's advisor on farm and labor problems in America leading member of early day brain clusters Raymond moly also a one-time professor I assist the president in matters of general governmental policy I hunt for the best advisors and bring the advice that they have to offer in the best form possible to the president among early estava litical advisors is a tall Furley junior he says of his job a lawyer is an intellectual job room contractor a part of his equipment if he handles business questions has to be some knowledge of finance and economics as well either officially or unofficially he can sometimes be abuse to an administration and here's Louis how long a friend of Roosevelt and long his guide and advisor on the road to the White House as one who knew Franklin Roosevelt through the years how says I should say first I have surveyed this situation that sparetime of the secretary to the president it's just about sufficient to allow him to go out and have a good game of golf every other year and last but just as important to figures all the rest is Gus generate Roosevelt's personal bodyguard and he says I am the president's personal bodyguard I go where he goes I have been wind in the past four years while he was the governor of New York State I want to say that anybody who has no business with him better let go and believe me I don't mean maybe seventy-five and up it's August 1927 at a Deering Oaks main aires convention of americans over 75 years old as it all conventions there are contests and what's and grandmothers and great-grandmother's do better than knit a few rows while their husbands are spending a few yarns of another sort the games even older than the ancient players and this aging couple our checker mates both born many years before the Civil War maybe she's old but she has young ideas and habits and here's the high point of the convention of agent couples the torrid footwork of 1927 didn't look like this but what they did at Deering Oaks this August day was daring enough for the old folks having fun here in 1920 is admiral robert edwin perry famed arctic explorer and naval officer in nineteen eight perry dog teamed overland and ice clogged waters to reach the North Pole these are last pictures of famed American for February 20th 1920 he died here's Irene Langhorne in 1920 who's irene langhorne well in 1895 she became wife of artist Charles Dana Gibson and was model for his original painting of a now famed Gibson girl yes here's the original Gibson girl as she looked way back in 1920 the cowboy is Tris speaker sometimes known as one of greatest ballplayers of all time it's 1920 and speakers home in Texas for Rob Dale after leading Cleveland Indians to first pennant win in history Tris speaker [Music] Southwind in 6th of April 1936 and here's just small section of countryside in six southern states that took brunt of blasting winds as tornadoes twisted through Southland causing untold destruction injury and death here street scene in one Georgia town after funnel furrowed through here's one of the victims and here's some who were lucky walls withered before bursts of wind big buildings were ripped open surviving livestock survey ruins which lied twisted and torn all around them and people who survived stand around in dazed condition after the fury of the storm bursting fires add to the suffering in peril stricken towns are mere tinderboxes now with matters made worse by congested water mains days later when score is tallied three hundred are known to be injured scores killed and property damages and millions it's one of worst storms Southland ever saw wonderful hundred and one it's December 25th 1923 and posing for sculptor in Los Angeles is former senator Cornelius Cole a member of the graduating class of Wesleyan in 1847 Paul doesn't look it but he's exactly 101 years old you can't believe it there's his son a youngster of 68 try out for transport its 1923 and a Dayton Ohio Army Signal Corps prepares to test the t1 Martin bomber redesigned for conversion into flame for passengers its first of kind to fly weighing 11700 pounds it takes off with what dozen passengers and cruel three built for war it's remodeled to fly route of peace on maiden journey it glides over Dayton at top speed of 100 six miles an hour [Music] perfect posture 19:20 style in 1920 it wasn't so much what you wore but how you stood up under it posture must be perfect so at Boston Normal School miss Ruth Irving demonstrates the posture perfect in a delightful suit of dazzling long underwear the first she shows how not to take your stand and now with Roslyn brown shoulders looking on in admiration miss Irving demonstrates how to be upstanding and get a bid from Notre Dame [Music] channel swimmer Hudson River style its 1st of September 1925 and Johnny freckles divine six years old leaps in the Hudson River and starts paddling for the New Jersey Shore he's recently done the Delaware from bank to bank and now he's hiking across the Hudson with the mastery of a towheaded minnow even in shallow waters he swims to conquer and when it's all over he gets congratulation from crowd and rubdown from Johnny freckles senior September in the rain mid September 22nd 1933 and on steps of New York City Hall mayor O'Brien greets City heroes I feel particularly happy today including you and extending to you the solicitation of seven billions of our citizens and here's former manager McGraw bring the championship back to the ER thank you current manager Bill Terry says I don't know of any time in my life and I've had more of a thrill and I haven't went in this Tennessee and I sincerely hope that we can come back from Washington as world champion would you like for me to introduce some of the boys please yes now Schumacher Oh everyone bail on this blondie rise they can't beat it Ryan our level [Applause] [Music]