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United States experimental North American X-10 aircraft operating from Edwards Air Force Base, California, United States

North American experimental unmanned X-10 aircraft sitting on runway at Edwards Air Force Base, California, United States. It displays conventional tricycle landing gear, canard at nose, and twin tail. It is powered by two Westinghouse J-40 turbojet engines, whose intakes are visible on both sides of the fuselage. Aircraft seen during computer-controlled takeoff roll with fairly steep nose attitude. View of it breaking ground, in about 20 degree nose up attitude, with landing gear still extended. Cloud of dust left on ground behind the aircraft. The X-10 in flight, cleaned up, with gear retracted. A chase plane seen below and behind, briefly. The X-10 coming in for landing with landing gear extended. It touches down in nose high attitude, creating dust trail and slowly lowers to have nose gear contact ground, and a drag chute deployed.

Date: 1955
Duration: 1 min 12 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675061328
U.S. Air Force North American X-10 unmanned research aircraft, on the ground, and in the air, at Edwards Air Force Base

U.S. Air Force, North American X-10, experimental aircraft being towed by a tug, at Edwards Air Force Base, California, United States. Tow tug moves the aircraft in a circle, allowing views from all sides. Of particular note is lack of a cockpit (the aircraft is unmanned), and the presence of a canard at the nose of the aircraft. View of aircraft on takeoff roll, in nose high attitude, raising a dust cloud, as it accelerates. View of X-10, cruising aloft, with canard and landing gear retracted. The minimal delta wing is visible from below. The aircraft, in nose high attitude, with landing gear extended, in flight and then cleaned up and cruising, again.

Date: 1955
Duration: 1 min 24 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675061329
U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower signs the Joint Resolution on the Middle East dated 9th March, 1957 in Washington DC.

U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower signs the Joint Resolution on the Middle East in Washington DC. Interiors of the White House shows President Dwight Eisenhower signing the Joint Resolution on the Middle East dated 9th March, 1957. The document shows signature of Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the House of Representatives. It is countersigned by Carl Hayden. Under his signature, the typed words," Vice President of the United States" have been lined through, leaving President of the Senate, over which Hayden presided, as President pro tem, in the absence of Vice President Nixon, who was traveling, at the time. President Eisenhower wrote "approved" and signed the document.

Date: 1957, March 9
Duration: 28 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675061330
X-17 R-25 missile is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, and disappears into space.

A missile launch in the United States. An X-17 R-25 missile, designed to study aerothermodynamics of reentry into the atmosphere, is fired from Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States. The missile spins around slowly during its ascent, its four large tail fins visible. Various views of the missile in flight.

Date: 1957, March
Duration: 2 min 17 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675061333
U.S. President Harry Truman receives menorah from Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion in Washington DC.

Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion visits Washington DC, United States. Ben Gurion and Israeli diplomat Abba Eban step from a limousine and enter the White House. Ben-Gurion talks to U.S. President Harry S. Truman in the Oval Office. Cameramen record the event. President Truman receives a menorah as a gift from Ben-Gurion.

Date: 1951, May 8
Duration: 2 min 7 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675061339
U.S. Secretary of the Army, Kenneth C. Royall, reviews U.S. troops on parade at a major Army base in the United States.

Army Secretary, Kenneth C Royall, leaves a car at an Army base in the United States, and is escorted by a Major General, in a combat helmet, to a reviewing stand, where he takes a position, saluting, with several General officers. The major General in combat helmet, escorts Secretary Royall to a jeep in which he sits alone in the rear. Secretary Royall stands in the moving jeep and troops the line of U.S. troops. Spectators seated in stands beside the parade grounds. Secretary Royall takes a position with senior Army officers at edge of parade grounds. Color guard moves to a side position. Large military marching band leads parade of many troops past the spectators and reviewing stand.

Date: 1948
Duration: 3 min 20 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675061340