A United States Coast Guard ( USCG ) air-sea rescue agency in Washington, United States during World War II. An airplane in flight over a sea. A sign board reads: 'United States Coast Guard Air-Sea rescue operations'. Officials discuss amongst themselves in an office. A sign reads: 'United States Coast Guard'. An airplane parked on the ground. 'Air Sea Rescue' written on the airplane. An airplane in flight over the sea. A boat hitched with a parachute is dropped from the airplane. Men aboard a boat underway at the sea. Men work on a ship docked in a harbor. An airplane in flight overhead. A pilot in the cockpit of the airplane. A helicopter in flight. A man ascends towards a helicopter with the help of a sling. He boards the helicopter which is in flight. An airship in flight. 'US Navy' written on the airship. A man in the gondola of the airship. A ship underway at sea.
United Kingdom Prime Minister Clement Richard Attlee addresses the United States Congress in Washington DC. Prime Minister Attlee speaks of the problems confronted by Britain and the United States. He talks about the United States being a super power and yet not misusing its power. He states that a common man should feel secure and peace is a moral progress. Congressmen applaud after Attlee's speech. United States President Harry Truman and United Kingdom Prime Minister Attlee in a meeting discussing atomic energy. They pose for a photograph with other officials.
United States Capitol building in Washington DC. Railway tracks with dome of U.S. Capitol building in the background. Senators Connelly and Hatch crossing street. People walk up Senate stairs of United States Capitol building.
Tourists visit the National Statuary Hall Collection in the United States Capitol building in Washington DC. Tourists enter a building. Man collects tickets at the entrance. Statues of Senator Robert M La Follette, Hey Long, W J Bryant. Tourists look at row of statues. Guide educates tourists with a painting on the wall in the background. Sculpted face of Abraham Lincoln.
Tourists visit the Senate Gallery in the United States Capitol building (First St SE, Washington, DC 20004, United States) in Washington DC. Crowd looks at paintings. Tourists enter an auditorium. Guards stand at the entrance. People seated inside the auditorium.
United States President Harry Truman gives Medals of Honor to World War II veterans during a ceremony at the White House in Washington DC. Relatives and military leaders attend the ceremony. President Truman decorates the veterans with the medals. Sylvester S. Herrera in a wheel chair being awarded the Medal of Honor. Naval officers clap for their men. The 28 war veterans pose for a photograph with President Truman.