Narrator it is Early Morning of the first tuesday in november. This is an american city, a city that is not very large, not very rich, not very old. It is situated in the western part of the United States, in california. Its name is riverton. The woman in the car is mrs. Dawson, one of rivertons 15,000 residents. She is principal of Public School number two, but today there will be no classes held here, for this is election day. This classroom is one of the 130,000 places the country over in which american citizens are going to cast votes today. This is the table where the voters names will be checked. The locked ballot box and the polling booth. Here it is, in the privacy of this curtained space that americans vote every four years on the first tuesday after the first monday in november, to choose the national government. Here come mrs. Dawsons colleagues on the election secondf rivertons precinct, each representing one of the Major Political parties. Mr. Schwartz, a republican, works
Coming up on American History tv. A 1945 film from the u. S. Office of war information, about how americans voted in the 1944 president ial election. Where frank roosevelt, won a fourth term as president. It is Early Morning of the first tuesday november. This is an american city. A ci that is not very large. Not very rich, not very old. It is situated in the western part of the United States, in caifornia. Its name is riverton. The woman in the car is mrs. Dawson, one of rivertons 15,000 residents. Shes principal of Public School number two. But today, there will be no classes held here, for this is election day. This classroom is one of the 130,000 plaacethe country over in which american citizens are going to cast theirotes today. This is the table where the votersnames will be checked. The locked ballot box and the polling booth. Here it is in the privivacy of this curtained space tt the americavoters every four years on the first tuesday after the first monday in november oose the
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Assistant hhs secretary admiral brancheau walk and stephen hahn. Good morning. The committee will please come to order. Administrative matters based on the attending physician, after we consulted with the department of health and Human Services and the centers for Disease Control and prevention, individuals in the hearing room are at least six feet apart. As a result theres no room for the public to attend in person. Representatives of the press are working as a pool to relay their observations to colleagues. The hearing may be watched online. Unedited recording will be available on the committees website. Witnesses are participating in Video Conference in a onetime exception. Some senators including the chairman are participating via Video Conference. Senators, weve been advised may remove their masks to talk into the microphone when theyre in the hearing room as theyre six feet apart. Im grateful to the rules committee, sergeant at arms, the press gallery, the capitol police, Committ
Good morning. The committee will please come to order. Administrative matters based on the advice of the attending physician, after we consulted with the department of health and Human Services and the centers for Disease Control and prevention, individuals in the hearing room are at least six feet apart. As a result theres no room for the public to attend in person. Representatives of the press are working as a pool to relay their observations to colleagues. The hearing may be watched online. Unedited recording will be available on the committees website. Witnesses are participating in Video Conference in a onetime exception. Some senators including the chairman are participating via Video Conference. Senators, weve been advised may remove their masks to talk into the microphone when theyre in the hearing room as theyre six feet apart. Im grateful to the rules committee, sergeant at arms, the press gallery, the capitol police, Committee Staff, and everyone all for their hard work to k