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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.
William Remington testifies before Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations and converses with Elizabeth Bentley
William Walter Remington testifying before the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. He is seated at a table with several microphones in front of him. Remington stands and is sworn in as a witness. Several other tables and chairs arranged in the room. Journalists and photographers present. Subcommittee members seated at long table. Most ot the hearing room is filled with reporters and recorders at tables, and a small group of spectators at the rear. Remington responds to Subcommittee questions. After testifying, Remington is seen conversing with former spy Elizabeth Bentley who had defected to the United States.
American Legion "Boy's Nation" gathering. Young men visit the Capitol building in Washington, DC
The U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C., United States. Two young men, selected from each U.S. State, participate in the American Legion "Boy's Nation" activities visiting landmarks in Washington, DC. They are assembled on the Capitol steps to pose for pictures. Several of the young men shake hands with a welcoming official. They talk and laugh. They wave, collectively for cameras and then ascend the steps of the U.S. Capitol.