The United States of america, the worldsfar great nations, stands today the envy of the civilized world. With more than 130 million free people, its 33 million homes, its 7 million farms, its best panorama of other resources. Machines and structures beyond the dreams even of our own fathers. And above all the material blessings, government by consent of the governed. Educators sensitive to a democracys constant need for more education, Citizens Free to speak out and able to analyze their own problems. All these make up the United States of america of 1940, a nation of vast human and physical resources. Official scorekeeper of American Development for 150 years has been the busy but unspectacular United States census. Its population figures since 1790 have determined the number of delegates from each state in the house of representatives. 15 times, through wars, booms and panics, the census has brought a picture of the nation in inventory. Congress has repeatedly extended the scope of census questions to meet the growing complexity of american life. In april 1940, 120,000 census takers are radiating in and carefully planned pattern in north america. The greatest inventory of the worlds greatest democracy. Official census questions must be answered, but the census taker is born of strict confidence with heavy penalties of a violation of his oath. Reports are transformed through a series of holes punched into a coded cards. Thus, these vast piles become confidences between the citizens and the Census Bureau specifically protected by law. Thousands of operators will sort and tabulate the millions of cards almost entirely with machines. Mechanical marvels of accuracy and speed. And so will be written the official record of the 1940 america with careful measurements of gains, losses, theof his changes since census of 1930. Unbiased facts to measure markets of business the farmer, the plans of Student Health officials, the needs of local government, facts to lawmakers, facts to which free people can chart its gains and its future or you cannot know your country , unless your country knows you. Operation rollcall, usa. It is a fascinating story. My name is george stone and here to help me report that story is it, theo has lived acting director of the 1950 census, professor philip hauser. Hi, george, i have lived through it several times and it is a fascinating story. We count everybody once, nobody twice. And the first step therefore is to carve the nation into a large number of areas. And eat a is given an area which he or she is to cover. Where do all those maps come from . The Census Bureau makes its own. The Geography Division against begins its work long before the census is taken and keeps working right up until the last minute. Headquarters of the bureau of the census is just outside washington, d. C. We see the optical sensing device for the import to the computer. The microphone is fed into this optical sensing device. Each frame of the film, which is a single census report sheet, stops for a fraction of the second while the machine scans it. The 1960 census is the first to use this and it does the job at an earlier that in earlier censuses required the work of carpenters. The tapes are fed into the computer along with other tapes which tell it what to do with the information. These are called programs. We need a machine that can read the tapes and transmit them into printed language. And here it is, the highspeed printer. This can turn out statistical tables at the rate of 600 lines a minute. Each time a census is taken, much is learned about how better to do the test, new machines are developed to help do the job, and a real effort is made each census to make it more efficient and more accurate than the preceding one. We must have many facts about ourselves as a nation and as a people. The census is the machine we have jointly established for finding and publishing these facts. And what is your part in this enterprise . It is to cooperate with the enumerator, to answer the census questions, to make sure that your name is on that roll. That is your part in the big count. This april 1, we will take , reaching outoll f to every American Home for the separate statistics that will add up to a fulllength profile of the nation. The census has been handed down to us from the Founding Fathers as part of the constitution. We have preserved it over the years as one of our most useful legacies. Keeping track of where we are and where we are going is still our common purpose in the census. Our separate identities will be lost in the process, which is concerned only with what is said, not who said it. The first census took 18 months to count less than 4 million people. Using todays electronic tools, we will count over 200 million in a fraction of that time. In 100re we stand different ways, how many under 18, or over 65, how many in school, how many out of work. How many new schools, libraries and teachers will we need . We have made the census much more than a gathering of statistics. Wherever we are, whatever we want to become, it can help us all in lincolns words to better judge what to do and how to do it. Count yourself in. Abba,incent bar director of the bureau of the census. You and i have at least two things in common. First, like you, my family and i will have to answer the 1980 census. We will list ourselves, our ages, what kind of home we have and so forth. We all have an enormous stake in the completion and accuracy of this census. Hi, i am a fan of the Seattle Seahawks and this my family. I am lou brock of the st. Louis cardinals. I am sugar ray leonard. Player from the cowboys. The Asian PacificAmerican Community is especially a large and growing and diverse one and requires specific information so we can respond to the Community Needs of health care, education, and aid for the aged. The census shows where your Community Needs help. It provides an accurate read of our community that is how we , get help that is needed from jobs, schools, and hospitals. Your name and address will be kept absolutely secret, that is a law. Make sure you count in americas future, answer the census on april 1. Im going to. In 80 million mailboxes across the usa, the census is coming to help us plan the way to show where youre going, for the future of our land can we count on you . Me. Ou can count on you . N we count on you can count on me. Help your Community Get people government resident representation. Answer the 1980 census and all your answers are kept confidential by law. Can we count on you . You can count on me. Can we count on you . Answer the census, we are counting on you. The u. S. Census is not just a population count, it helps allocate federal, state, and local funds to your community for things like hospitals, schools, and daycare centers. Take a few minutes and answer the census, it counts for more than you think. Stand up and be counted, because anyway we add it, it makes good sense to answer the census. One of the ways our constitution preserved our rights is to require the government to conduct the census every 10 years. It helps determine how you are represented in congress and what kind of Government Services you find in your community. Be a part of this great democracy, answer the census. It counts for more than you think. What does this 1990 census questionnaire have to do with job training or the Head Start Program for underserved kids . Just about everything. This provides the basis for funding programs and other services. You will do your community a favor by filling out your questionnaire and mailing it back. Do it now. Answer the census, it counts for more than you think. This is george francisco, youre going to have a part in the 1990 official u. S. Government census. The census comes once every 10 years. Is census day. The census tells us how many of us there are and a lot about our standard of living. Please, answer the census. It counts for more than you think. We did it. We did it. We did it, hey what did you do . We helped mommy fill out the census form, and we mailed it back. Why . Because everybody counts in the form, including kids. It helps us get things in our town like daycare centers, schools, and more. Yay. We did it. Census you will count, too. , beginning in march, the u. S. Census bureau will invite households across the country to participate in the 2020 census. But what is the census . Simply put, the census is a headcount of every person living in the United States. To be sure the government represents the people, the u. S. Constitution requires a population count every 10 years. Ever since 1790, the census has determined the number of states each state receives in the u. S. House of representatives. It is and always has been a cornerstone of our democracy. We still use it to determine representation, but leaders also use the data to make decisions. Your response helps guide planning for the future of our communities. The 2020 census will help inform decisions on how billions of dollars are allocated annually for Critical Public Services like roads, schools, hospitals, and health care clinics. Fire and Emergency Response services, and hundreds of other programs. In 2020, for the first time, you will be able to complete the census online, by phone, or by mail. It asks a few simple questions , like how many people in your home on april 1, including their age and sex, and if there are any children living there. You should know, by law, all census responses are complete ly confidential and your personal information cannot be shared with any Law Enforcement agency. Every person counts, no matter who you are or where you live. Whether your family has participated for decades, or the 2020 census will be your first, we all have a role in shaping the future of our country. Announcer American History tv is on social media. Cspanhistory. In september 1939, at the outbreak of world war ii in europe, the u. S. Army had fewer than 200,000 men, yet by the time of the japanese attack of pearl harbor in december of 1941, this army would grow in size tenfold and see the rise of future military leaders such as george marshall, dwight eisenhower, and george s. Patton. In his book, the rise of the gir army, politics and explains how this transformation occurred and the impact it had on future wars. Heritage frederick provided the video. Why did you write this book . It had never really been told before in a book. It had been towed orally in conversations. So in 2005, i went to two places. I went to the eiseow