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Charles Edison Sworn In As New Secretary Of Navy
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keywords: u.s. government and politics, secretary of navy charles edison, vice-president john nance garner
Synopsis: Charles Edison who was the acting SecNav after the death of Claude A. Swanson is sworn in as Secretary Of The Navy while Vice-President John Nance Garner arrives at the White House with other party leaders...(read more)
- Date: 1940
- Duration: 00:00:52
- Sound: Partial
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: United States






Charles Edison Sworn In As New Secretary Of Navy
Washington DC. Charles Edison, acting naval head since the death of Secretary Swanson, is sworn in as high Navy officials look on. He takes the reins of U.S. naval forces at a time of record expansion.
Vice President Garner, who has "thrown his hat in the ring," calls on the President at the White House with other party leaders.
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- Newsreels: 1940 - January 3