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Britain, France, and Israel attack Egypt following nationalization of the Suez Canal.

Egyptian nationalization of the Suez Canal leads to war as Israel attacks Egypt, and France and Britain embark troops for transport to a joint staging area at the island of Cyprus. View of commercial ships in the Suez canal. Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser. in discussion with officials. French troops embarking a transport ship in the port of Marseille, France. Brief glimpse of their destination port at Cyprus. British troops boarding airliners to take them to Cyprus where they will reinforce the existing British garrison. British and French carriers and warships assembling in the Eastern Mediterranean sea. A flight of four British Hawker Hunter jet fighter-bombers are seen flying in formation. Closeup of one inflight, with rockets mounted beneath its wings. Closeup of a rocket under its right wing. Scene shifts to another Hawker Hunter armed differently. It displays four outer wing rocket rails on each wing, carrying three rockets each. Auxiliary fuel tanks are installed on pylons under each wing. View of the White House in Washington DC. Inside, United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles discuss the Suez situation. Next, speaking at a press conference, President Eisenhower states , "the United States was not consulted in any way about any phase of these actions, nor were we informed about them in advance." He asserts America's intent not to become involved and to bring the matter before the UN General Assembly where their is no threat of a veto. He states his intent to "keep in contact with Congressional leaders of both parties," and expresses hope that the United Nations can bring an end to this "tormenting problem." View of the United Nations General Assembly building in New York City. Inside U.S. Secretary of State, Dulles, is seen seated next to America's UN ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. Glimpse of the General assembly with all delegates seated.

Location: Middle East
Date: 1956, November 1
Duration: 2 min 39 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675036656
Former U.S. President Truman, 4 Presidential hopefuls, and Democratic leaders at a dinner of Democratic Party in Washington DC.

Top Democratic luminaries at a $100-a-plate fundraising dinner of the Democratic Party in Washington DC. Democratic politicians at dinner tables with their wives at the venue. View of former United States President Harry S. Truman. The dinner is also attended by four front running Presidential hopefuls. View of Senator John F. Kennedy. Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn; Governor Robert Meyner of New Jersey; Democratic party Chairman Paul Butler talking to Senator Hubert Humphrey; Senator Lyndon Johnson with Jacqueline Kennedy seen on his right at a table; Senator Stuart Symington seen at a dais.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1960, January 25
Duration: 55 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675036766
African Americans Hood and Malone admitted to Univ of Alabama after President Kennedy overrules Governor Wallace's opposition

Newsreel, "African Americans enrolled as Governor Yields." Tight security at the registrar office of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Governor George Wallace confronts a deputy United States attorney and doesn't allow admission to the University for two African American students- James Hood and Vivian Malone Jones. An officer arrives and talks to Governor Wallace about President Kennedy's integration orders. Governor Wallace bows to Presidential authority and walks out. Students James Hood and Vivian Malone enter the registrar office for registration at the University. United States President John F. Kennedy addresses the nation from White House in Washington DC, regarding civil rights, saying the country is facing moral crisis.

Location: Tuscaloosa Alabama USA
Date: 1963, June 11
Duration: 2 min 33 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675036867
U.S. Secret Service, film showing details of the Texas School Book Depository from where assassin shot President Kennedy in 1963

A sketch shows the layout of sixth floor in the Texas school book depository building from where the assassin fired shots that killed Predident John F. Kennedy, in Dallas, Texas, in 1963. The diagram shows that the building has two service elevators one facing the east and other facing west. It has two stairways -up and down. The assassin's gun was found in front of the down stairway. Views inside the sixth floor are then shown that reveal , among other things, numerous cartons throughout the area, providing plenty of cover for the shooter.

Location: Dallas Texas USA
Date: 1964, March 18
Duration: 3 min 22 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675037382
U.S. Department of Treasury, Secret Service, films a reenactment of President Kennedy's motorcade route when he was assassinated in 1963

On a sketch of the Texas School Book Depository Building 6th floor, a narrator points out locations pertinent to the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, in Dallas, Texas, in 1963. Camera shows stacks of boxes near windows on the 6th floor of the Building, as it pans across the scene. It focuses on a reconstructed scene of boxes near the window with Elm Street below to the right. A Secret Service agent is shown sitting in a position believed the same as the assassin and pointing in the direction that his rifle would have been.Views out the window of traffic moving on streets below. Next, an open convertible car is seen accompanied by two motorcycle police, simulating the movement of the President's motorcade as it turned from Main onto Houston Street. Narrator notes that next turn, from Houston onto Elm Street is quite sharp and driven very slowly. Narrator describes the shots fired as the car retraces specific locations on the route. Photograph of reenactment made for the President's Commission, using the Secret Service followup car. It shows telescopic sight cross hairs as the assassin would see them. Next the car being driven in the current reenactment is viewed through a four power, 18mm Ordnance Optical Incorporated rifle scope, like the one used by the assassin.That last part of the film is shown again in slow motion.

Location: Dallas Texas USA
Date: 1964, March 18
Duration: 5 min 47 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675037383
An interview with Senator Abraham Ribicoff about the death of former president Kennedy

Interview with Connecticut Senator Abraham Ribicoff, who was United States Secretary of Health,Education and Welfare in the Kennedy Administration. Shortly after President Kennedy's assassination. He talks about his visit to the White House to pay last respects to former president John F.Kennedy. He speaks high of Kennedy's term in the office as the President and ensures that newly appointed President will carry forward Kennedy's philosophy and work towards a better nation. The secretary also supports the idea of passing impending legislation in the name of former president Kennedy to pay homage to him.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1963, November 24
Duration: 6 min 42 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675037395
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