Launching ceremony of ocean liner SS France at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard, in Saint-Nazaire, France. People gather for the launching ceremony at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard (Avenue Antoine Bourdelle CS90180 44613 Saint-Nazaire Cedex France). French President Charles de Gaulle addresses the crowd from a stage. People applaud. The liner is christened by the First Lady of France Yvonne de Gaulle at 4:15 PM. The newly launched ship slides down the shipway. The ship sails out into sea.
The Aiguille du Midi cable car in Chamonix Mont-Blanc. Town at foot of the mountain. Cable car on high altitude when a Republic F-84F Thunderstreak of the French Armée de l'Air crashed into a cable car in Chamonix, France. People drink from glass. A woman hugs a person. People rescued after 15 hours.
Women jockeys race in Prix Des Amazons after France lifts ban on female jockeys. Cameramen take photographs as the women jockeys weigh in before the race. A huge crowd gathers in the spectator area to watch the horse race. The women riders get ready to participate in the race. Crowd cheers the participants.
Panning view of Paris, France. French Republican Guards line a red carpet on the steps of the Presidential Palace as President John F. Kennedy arrives, at the Palais de Chaillot (1 Pl. du Trocadéro et du 11 Novembre, 75016 Paris, France), in the 16th arrondissement of Paris and home of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). The president is accompanied by U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk and escorted by Robert de Saint-Jean, President of Diplomatic Press Association. President Kennedy addressing a luncheon of newsmen there.
Views of wrecked houses after the hurricane in Normandy area of France. Children searching clothes and other remains. People outside remains of a building. A man with horse and ruined farmlands.
United States President John F. Kennedy and French President Charles de Gaulle in Paris, France. An aircraft arrives at Paris Orly Airport. Several people gathered on the airfield. U.S. President John Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline “Jackie” Kennedy come down the steps of the aircraft. President Kennedy is greeted by President De Gaulle and other officials. A French officer salutes and greets the President. The President shakes hands with the officials. President Kennedy, President de Gaulle, and the officials walking on the airfield. Aerial view of vehicles moving on streets. Several horsemen on the streets. The officials moving in an open carriage. Horsemen escorting the carriage. People gathered on both sides of the streets to the motorcade. U.S. and French flags hoisted on poles. Soldiers standing on sides of a path. President Kennedy and President Charles de Gaulle go up the steps of a building followed by their wives, Mrs. Kennedy and Madame Yvonne de Gaulle. The Presidents talk.