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Cameramen take photographs of President Truman and President Weizmann
Mixture of scenes recorded during visit of Israel's President Chaim Weizmann to the White House in 1848. A 1946 Buick Special 4 door sedan Model 41 car pulls up to back of the White House and parks A Cadillac Series 75 limousine follows, carrying Israel's first President, Chaim Weizmann, who is assisted as he steps out. Scene shifts to portico of the White House, where President Weizmann presents a torah to President Truman, who holds it up and makes some remarks. Closeup of the two Presidents. View from behind the two Presidents as they pose for photographers. Main part of White House in the background. Scene shifts to back of White House as President Weizmann's car pulls up to the door, this time with a Secret Service agent riding on the running board. (He steps down as car stops.) Next, a battery of photographers is seen taking pictures. Scene shifts again, to President Weizmann walking slowly from his car, with assistance. Another shot of photographers taking pictures. Next, Weizmann is seen on the White House Portico with President Harry Truman who escorts him into the White House, followed by various staff members. President Truman and President Weizmann standing on Portico of White House. A group of staff stand nearby as President Weizmann's car is driven from the White House parking lot, past a U.S.Presidential 1947 Cadillac limousine. Some repeated views: of Presidents Truman and Weizmann, as they face reporters; and of Truman, Weizmann, and the gift torah.
President Harry Truman addresses Joint Session of Congress in Washington DC, United States.
U.S. President Harry Truman addresses Joint Session of Congress in Washington DC. The gallery is packed with spectators. The President is applauded upon arrival. Members of Congress listen as the President speaks.
Casket of General Pershing leaves the capitol in Washington and arrives at Arlington National Cemetery for the funeral.
John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing,General of the Armies of the United States being given hero's burial at Arlington National Cemetery in the United States. Casket arrives at the U.S. Capitol. Casket carrying General Pershing leaves the capitol. People pay him last respects. U.S. President Eisenhower and U.S. general Omar Nelson Bradley, many military officers and citizens attend the funeral procession. Procession approaches to Arlington National Cemetery. The casket being buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Ceremony at the tomb of the unknown soldier. Harry S. Truman and other dignitaries mourn. A man blows a bugle in honor of General Pershing at the cemetery.
President Harry Truman wins re election in United States, newsroom tabulates results, capitol inauguration podium built.
President Harry Truman wins the reelection. Office of the National Broadcasting Company (NBC). People working in the office. A board reads: 'Popular Vote Tabulation'. Votes being counted. Correspondents speak into microphones. Exhausted reports sleep in the office. President Harry Truman in his office. He addresses the nation. Exterior of the White House and the Capitol building. Workers put up scaffolding in front of Capitol Building and begin building the inauguration day podium area. Carpenter pounds nails with a hammer.
Congressman Nixon and Chief Investigator Stripling examine the "Pumpkin Papers" left at a Maryland farm by Whittaker Chambers.
Congressman Richard Nixon and Chief Investigator Robert E. Stripling of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) examine evidence found at the Maryland farm of Whittaker Chambers. The microfilms, intended for delivery to a Soviet spy network, were hidden in pumpkins at the farm and later became known as the "Pumpkin Papers." View of pumpkin patch at the farm and the farm house. View of Whittaker Chambers testifying before the committee. Stripling and Nixon seated together at a table. Nixon holds a magnifying glass that he is using the view the film strip.
Defected spy Elizabeth Terrill Bentley testifies before U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
Elizabeth Terrill Bentley, former Soviet agent, testifies before Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, in Washington, DC, United States. Subcommittee members seated at long table. Microphones placed on the table. Several other tables and chairs arranged in the room. Members of the Press seated on the chairs. Several cameramen stand. Elizabeth Bentley stands, raises her hand, and is sworn in as a witness. She testifies before the Subcommittee. Chandeliers hanging from the hearing chamber ceiling.