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UMW President John L Lewis addresses Senate Labor Committee on Labor and Public Welfare members in Washington DC.
John L Lewis addresses the Senate Labor Committee in Washington DC. Meeting of the Senate Labor Committee on Labor and Public Welfare members. President of the United Mine Workers (UMW) of America, John Llewellyn Lewis addresses the gathering and justifies himself.
Lewis Douglas sworn in as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom and confers with President Truman in Washington DC.
Lewis Douglas sworn in as Ambassador in Washington. Lewis Douglas confers with President of the United States Harry S Truman at White House. Lewis sworn in as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom by the State Department Chief of Protocol,Stanley Woodward. Acting Secretary of States Dean Gooderham Acheson congratulates Douglas and hands over credentials. Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom William Averell Harriman congratulates Douglas.
Bob Hope and his associates are bid farewell as they board a U.S. Air Force C-121 airplane in Washington, DC
Washington Officials give entertainer Bob Hope a sendoff in Washington D.C. airport. Senate Majority Leader, Alben Barkley, arrives by car and greets Bob Hope's wife, Delores, with a kiss. Bob Hope clowns around with Senator Barkley, ostensibly drinking liquor from a hollow walking stick. Congressman Lyndon B. Johnson, of Texas is seen in background and later up close. The Bob Hope party boards a U.S. Air Force C-121 (Constellation) airplane. Senator Barkley holds up an official (Congressional) document of some kind.The aircraft engines start and it taxis out.
Film executive Jack L. Warner testifies at a House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) hearing.
Canadian-American film executive Jack L. Warner testifies in a House of Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) hearing. Jack E. Warner, accompanied by attorney Paul V. McNutt, is sworn in as a witness. The President of the Motion Pictures Association of America (MPAA), Eric Johnston, is seen. Committee chief investigator Robert E. Stripling questions Attorney Paul V. McNutt. Attorney Paul V. McNutt answers the Committee’s inquiries. Jack L. Warner attempts to read a statement, but the Committee interrupts, as they tell him “it was the same statement you have read out”, and instead asks Warner to hand over the statement. Jack L. Warner reads from a statement, “Here I am before this committee to help as much as I can in facilitating this work. I am happy to speak openly and honestly in an inquiry which for its purpose the reaffirmation of American ideals and democratic processes”. Members of the committee J. Parnell Thomas, Chairman Richard B. Vail, John S. Wood and Richard Nixon sit as Jack L. Warner testifies. View of Committee chief investigator Robert E. Stripling listening during hearing. View of Attorney Paul V. McNutt while his client, Jack L. Warner testifies.
Film executive Jack L. Warner reads his testimony before a hearing of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)
Hollywood executive Jack L. Warner reads his statement at a House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) hearing. Behind Jack L. Warner are film executives. With microphones on his table, Jack L. Warner reads his statement repeatedly, starts again when he finds his delivery unsatisfactory. “We can’t fight dictatorship by following dictatorial methods nor can we defend freedom by curtailing liberty. We can attack with a free press and a free screen”.