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Berlin Crisis: The Western Powers respond to threats from the Soviet Union

Opening scene shows the Schoeneberg Rathaus (West Berlin City Hall) where Willy Brandt, Mayor of Berlin, is addressing a large crowd of West Berlin citizens, concerned about the building of the Berlin Wall, by the Soviet Union. Many carry placards and signs, including some in English, reading: "We trust Kennedy, Pay any price, Bear any burden, for survival of Liberty" and "Millions behind the Iron Curtain ask for help." Scene shifts to a limousine driving into the center of a crowd. Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson steps from the car, accompanied by U.S.General Lucius D. Clay, who is seen next, with arm raised, acknowledging the crowd, while standing with Johnson and Brandt, at a podium cluttered with microphones. (Narrator refers to him as "Father of the Airlift.") The next day, British and American soldiers are seen driving in jeeps and trucks and M59 Armored Personnel Carriers, through cheering crowds, as they arrive to reinforce their Berlin garrisons. Closeup of cheering Berliners, waving handkerchiefs. Change of scene shows animated map of Europe illustrating the Westward expansion and growh of Soviet Communist occupation through World War II and the postwar era, concluding with East Berlin, in 1962. The threat to other Nations and regions is also illustrated. Next, legislators are seen in session in The plenary chamber of the German Bundestag in Bonn. Konrad Hermann Joseph Adenauer, Chancellor of Germany, is addressing the assembly. He states that Germany does not stand alone in the world. In France, Prime Minister Georges Pompidou addresses the National Assembly, regarding the Berlin Wall. In London, Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, addresses Parliament. In the United States, on September 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy, is addressing the UN General Assembly, in New York, about the dangerous crisis in Berlin. Scenes of of the Berlin wall and Checkpoint Charlie . Memorials to persons killed attempting to escape East Berlin, are seen along the wall.

Date: 1961
Duration: 3 min 38 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675037561
The Berlin Wall and Checkpoint Charlie, both during wall construction and in years after

Checkpoint Charlie (Friedrichstraße 43-45, 10117 Berlin, Germany) separating Western and Eastern Berlin. A large Soviet flag at the entrance to the eastern side, and a Checkpoint Charlie sign reads "You are leaving the American sector." A watchtower with military personnel inside watching all movement. Historical footage of the Berlin Wall being built circa 1961, with Soviet troops stringing barbed wire when the wall was first constructed. Views of a wreath, flowers, and makeshift memorial, presumably for someone killed while attempting to cross the Berlin Wall. A watch tower high above the Berlin Wall, and views of the Berlin Wall separating West Berlin from East Germany, constructed of large flat, grey bricks and blocks of varying sizes.

Date: 1969
Duration: 1 min 14 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675031082
Stocking of essentials in West Berlin, Germany, early during Berlin Crisis.

Germans stock essentials during the Berlin Crisis tensions of 1961. Boats docked in the River Spree in West Berlin, Germany. A pile of sacks carried on a wooden board. A man takes beef on a trolly. A man pile boxes in a store. Coal stored in massive quantities to support West Berlin if it is cut off by the Communists. Heaps of grains stored. Boxes of unsalted New Zealand butter piled up and warehoused. A man takes wheat in his hand and checks.

Date: 1961, July
Duration: 56 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675034165
Dwight David Eisenhower travels in Europe as the Supreme Commander of the NATO forces.

A biographical documentary shows the life of Dwight Eisenhower who was the President of the United States from 1953 to 1961. Eisenhower travels in Europe as the Supreme Commander of the NATO forces. A Hotchkiss Artois makes a stop. The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. Dwight David Eisenhower and officers salute. Others stand near him. Statues on a wall outside a building. Dwight David Eisenhower comes out of a car. A guard with sword in his hand at the entrance. Eisenhower walks inside the building with a French officer. He is greeted by an official. He is seated with another officer. People seated at a round table in a conference hall. Netherlands: A plane lands. Soldiers are gathered. They salute. Eisenhower walks with officers. The 'Schiphol' near Amsterdam. Bikes move ahead of a car. The car parked in front of the Cabinet of the Minister President at the Dutch Ministry of General Affairs. He meets other officers. A building. He gets out of the car. The flag of Norway. The Big Ben in London, England. Eisenhower arrives at the Ministry of Defense and greets the waiting public. He addresses officials. People sit and take notes. The Monument to Victor Emmanuel II in Rome, Italy. Eisenhower walks with officers and officials. Frankfurt: An aircraft is stationed. Eisenhower is greeted by an officer. Eisenhower reviews soldiers marching in Heidelberg, Germany. He salutes the soldiers.

Date: 1951
Duration: 3 min 18 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675031855
President Dwight D. Eisenhower meets Konrad Adenauer in Europe and presents his final report before the U.S. Congress.

A biographical documentary shows the life of Dwight David Eisenhower who was the President of the United States from 1953 to 1961. A Humber Pullman with a British flag driving. President Eisenhower is greeted by Konrad Adenauer, the Chancellor of Germany. Eisenhower talks to Adenauer. They sit and laugh. The Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada. He is greeted by another person. He walks with soldiers standing in rows on either side. He sits with other men and talks to them. President Eisenhower arrives in Washington DC. He meets and kisses his wife, Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower. He holds one of his grandchildren. He presents his final report before the U.S. Congress.

Date: 1951
Duration: 2 min 21 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675031856
Reconstructed buildings, shoppers, and West German prosperity; Flashback: Nazis round up Jews in streets of Germany

Cologne Cathedral and various shops and buildings in West Germany. German pedestrians on street in modern shopping and office district 15 years after World War 2. Swastika found painted on wall of a synagogue makes headlines in the newspapers sold on German streets. Temple in England also painted with Swastika graffiti on door. Donald Sofer, former President of Methodist Conference, speaks about the matter in his office. Flashback to prior to World War II in 1935 during boycott of Jewish businesses and harassment of Jewish people in Germany: Shop window in Germany painted with word 'JUDE'. Nazis stand in front of Jewish businesses and patrol in open trucks. Nazis denigrate Jews and hold signs. Nazi soldiers march with Nazi flag in streets of Germany.

Date: 1961
Duration: 1 min 14 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675039876