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 on during the event?

What was the first number drawn in the lottery?

Who was present to read the historic digits?

What emotions did America's male citizens experience as the lottery results were announced?

What song floated across the land as the lottery results were revealed?