FDR Initiates Peacetime Draft

The transcript describes a historical event where Colonel CR Norris ties blindfolds for Newton D Baker and Henry L Stimson during a draft ceremony. FDR announces the first draft number, 158, marking the start of the peacetime draft. The event evokes anxiety among American male citizens, reminiscent of their fathers' experiences a quarter-century earlier, as the lottery results are displayed and the song 'You're in the Army Now' plays.

Who tied the blindfold for Newton D Baker during the draft lottery?

• Newton D Baker

• FDR

• Henry L Stimson

• Colonel CR Norris

What was the first number drawn in the draft lottery?

• 158

• 99

• 200

• 123

Who was present to read the historic digits during the draft lottery?

• Henry L Stimson

• FDR

• Colonel CR Norris

• Newton D Baker

How did American male citizens feel as they awaited the lottery results?

• Confident

• Indifferent

• Anxious

• Excited

What song's strains were heard as the lottery results were displayed?

• You're in the Army Now

• The Star-Spangled Banner

• America the Beautiful

• God Bless America