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Celebration of the Liberation of Paris, and Americans returning to college, farms, and work after World War 2

Exterior views of United Nations headquarters building in New York City. World map showing NATO member countries shaded dark. Series of shots of American voting in elections, with views of American citizens entering voting booths and placing ballots in voting boxes. Distant view of U.S. Capitol building in Washington DC with an American flag flying in the foreground. Following Presidential election of 1952, Dwight D Eisenhower takes oath of office as President in January 1953, surrounded by other dignitaries at Eisenhower's inauguration. Scenes from end of World War 2 with U.S. Army forces in Paris and happy celebrating French people welcoming the U.S. military and other Allied forces. Close up view of faces of U.S. Army troops marching beside Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Parisians cheer and smile. A French woman kisses an American soldier. Aerial view of Statue of Liberty in New York as a troop ship is arriving in New York Harbor with soldiers returning from World War 2. Soldiers disembark the troop carrier ship. Cunard sign on gang plank. Young American men enrolled in American colleges. A college square area. Inside, a professor instructs college students in class. American students work in a University science laboratory with beakers, vials, burners, and microscope. Young veterans of the war who have returned to be farmers are seen on their farms working. American farmer works in field with a tractor. Views of various church buildings and church spires in American towns and cities. American men,women and children in church and clergy at altar circa 1950.

Date: 1952
Duration: 2 min 12 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675025219
Eisenhower with wife Mamie and his appointment as the Supreme Commander of the Western Union Defense Force in the U.S.

A biographical documentary shows the life of Dwight David Eisenhower who was the President of the United States from 1953 to 1961. The Royal Palace of Brussels (Pl. des Palais 7, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium). Eisenhower attends a conference in the Palace. U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Acheson, talks about the steps taken in Brussels. Dwight David Eisenhower smiles as he is being appointed as the Supreme Commander of the Western Union Defense Force. Earl Eisenhower, brother of Dwight Eisenhower, seated with his family on a sofa and viewing old family photographs. View of the home of Dwight David Eisenhower in Texas. Pictures of his childhood, cadet years and with his wife Marie Geneva Doud Eisenhower. Soldiers carrying flags march. Officers seated on chairs watch another officer pointing at a map on a wall. Dwight David Eisenhower walks with women. He sits and talks to other officers.

Date: 1951
Duration: 2 min 38 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675031852
Dwight David Eisenhower with Winston Churchill as Churchill addresses a gathering in London, England

A biographical documentary shows the life of Dwight David Eisenhower who was the President of the United States from 1953 to 1961. Dwight David Eisenhower in a horse driven carriage salutes to people at a gathering outside the Royal Exchange (1 Royal Exchange, London EC3V 3LL, United Kingdom) in London, England. Eisenhower with Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Churchill addresses the gathering. The crowd cheers.

Date: 1951
Duration: 51 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675031853
Eisenhower is appointed as the president of Columbia University and Harry S. Truman with him in the United States.

A biographical documentary shows the life of Dwight David Eisenhower who was the President of the United States from 1953 to 1961. Dwight David Eisenhower and officers salute. Others stand near him. Eisenhower with his wife Marie Geneva Doud “Mamie” Eisenhower attend the birth of their granddaughter, Susan Eisenhower. Eisenhower and his wife coos over baby Susan as her mother Barbara holds her. He walks with his wife. Soldiers holding flags salute. Dwight David Eisenhower in a car salutes them. He sits with a woman. In 1948 he is appointed as the President of Columbia University in New York. He walks with other professors. He is being honored and appointed as the president by other personnel. He addresses the students. In Washington: A plane taxis. Dwight David Eisenhower comes out of a car. Cameramen click pictures. Dwight David Eisenhower wearing a hat stands. He enters a building. He opens his coat. He is greeted by U.S. President Harry S. Truman. The United States Capitol building.

Date: 1951
Duration: 1 min 43 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675031854
Atoms for Peace. Founding of United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency.

A technician sits in front of an oscilloscope and takes readings. Rotating figure appears on scope. Tracks of subatomic particles seen in a cloud chamber. Scientists at an atomic pile. Animated representation of an atom. Image of the earth in rotation. An advanced version of the atomic pile in which Enrico Fermi achieved the first sustained nuclear reaction at the University of Chicago, in 1942. Images of famous scientists, including: Albert Einstein speaking into a microphone; Otto Hahn, of Germany at a microphone; Niels Bohr, of Denmark; Madame Curie; and Hideki Yukawa of Japan. Technicians removing vials of radioisotopes from nuclear reactors. International students studying in classroom and laboratory at a nuclear institute. Elevated famous landmark views and vehicle and bicycle traffic in city of Copenhagen, Denmark. U.S. President,Dwight D. Eisenhower, delivering what became known as his "Atoms for Peace" speech at the United Nations, December 8, 1953, where he proposes formation of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). View of the hall and attendees listening. UN Secretary-General, Dag Hammarskjold, taking notes. Attendees applauding President Eisenhower. Scientists from 16 nations arriving and greeting one another at the first International Congress of Nuclear Engineering, held at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) on June 20, 1954, hosted by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Views of the first atomic library established in November, 1954, and translations of its technical papers being readied to be sent to various nations,beginnning with Japan.

Date: 1954
Duration: 5 min 8 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675035401
U.S. Major General LeMay takes the oath of office of USAF Vice Chief of Staff in the United States.

U.S. Major General Curtis LeMay in the United States. General Nathan Twining presents the Daedalian trophy to General LeMay at his office on August 17, 1953. General Reginald C Harmon, Judge Advocate General stands on the stage. The Advocate General administers the oath of office of USAF Vice Chief of Staff to General LeMay in 1957. Various dignitaries in the background. General LeMay in the cockpit of a U.S. Air Force KC-135 aircraft during his non stop and non refueled flight from Westover Air Force Base, Massachusetts. People look towards the sky as the aircraft takes off for Buenos Aires.

Date: 1957
Duration: 31 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675059859