Videos

This “Film Bulletin” produced by the U.S. Army Signal Corps shows how training, informational, and Hollywood films were distributed by ship, airplane, train, truck, and sometimes camel to…

This 1944 film was made by the U.S. Office of War Information’s Overseas Motion Picture Bureau. It details the history of the Tennessee Valley Authority, or TVA, which was founded in 1933 to address…

This Academy Award-winning short documentary takes viewers on a tour through the Library’s reading rooms and facilities, highlighting how the institution benefits the public and scholars…

This United Auto Workers animated campaign film for President Franklin Roosevelt was directed by Chuck Jones, who helped create Bugs Bunny and other characters for Warner Brothers, and later produced and directed “How…

This 1940 educational film shows how communities and individuals can prevent the spread of disease through safe drinking water, vaccinations and practicing good hygiene.

This 1942 U.S. Department of Agriculture film promotes Victory Gardens and provides instructions to help citizens grow their own fruits and vegetables at home during World War II.

This film describes the work of the Communicable Disease Center (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, which was founded in 1946. The film surveys the CDC’s work with state health departments to combat…

This June 1955 broadcast by the radio and television networks in cooperation with the U.S. Public Health Service hoped to dispel fears about the safety of the new Salk vaccine. U.S. Department of Health,…

This President Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum film told the life story of President Ford and featured the events related to Watergate and the 1974 resignation of President…

This Vietnam War-era U.S. Air Force film outlines specific laws limiting free speech, dissent and political activity of military personnel. The host of the film argues that there is a…

This CIA film from 1985 details what the agency argued was a vast system of indoctrination in the Soviet Union which discouraged individualism and encouraged passive acceptance of Kremlin rule…

This 1922 Ford Motor Company educational film shows how mail is processed and delivered. According to the National Archives, the original Ford catalog description opens with this sentence: “Uncle Sam’s…

This eight-minute portion of a half-hour film produced in 2013 by the National Churchill Museum tells the story of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s March 5, 1946 “Sinews of Peace”…

This Cold War classroom lecture film argues that the Pilgrims' early collectivist economic system failed, leading to a more successful capitalist system based on individual responsibility…

The U.S. Information Agency chronicled the early life of former Senator Bill Bradley (D-NJ), including his basketball career. He played for the New York Knicks from 1967-77 and, in 1982, was…

This 1971 film shows the General Services Administration’s experimental use of natural gas-powered vehicles in order to reduce air pollution and save energy. The GSA documents how an…

This Columbia University film uses two U.S. Supreme Court free speech cases to document the history of censorship law. The first case deals with the constitutionality of New York’s film…

The Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, founded in 1914, produced this documentary to mark its 50th anniversary. The film is a history of the U.S. labor movement between 1900 and 1964,…

This New Deal film about the dangers of silica dust is introduced by Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins. Scenes of granite quarry and processing are shown, along with safety practices to…

This Occupational Safety and Health Administration film shows how workers might approach employers and union officials to demand better conditions. The film profiles Washington, D.C.-area Metro…