U.S. OSS (Office of Strategic Services) officers train Burmese recruits in Burma during World War II. Burmese students learn mortar firing techniques. The students set up a practice target in a field. They line up. U.S. and Burmese instructors train and supervise the training. They take measurements and plant the assembled bipod at various spots. The students watch and learn as the instructors demonstrate mortar firing. An American instructor load shells, fire the mortar, and takes the post-fire position. Students look through the sight unit, take aim, load shells and fire mortars. One student looks through binoculars. Explosions in the field. The students learn to disassemble the mortar. They pack up the parts and move across the field. The students take down the practice target and wind up.
A television presentation 'Welcome to Texas' welcomes U.S. President John Fitzgerald Kennedy on his visit to Dallas. A presenter reports on the President's Chamber of Commerce breakfast speech at the Hotel Texas (815 Main St. Town or city, Fort Worth, Texas) in Fort Worth. Guards at the entrance to the conference hall. Officials, members, and others seated inside the hall. Officials and Secret Service agents enter and leave the hall. Dignitaries including Vice President Lyndon B Johnson and his wife Lady Bird Johnson seated at tables on the stage. Attendants stand behind the seated guests. Policemen and Secret Service agents inside the hall. A 'Chamber of Commerce' banner on the stage. Officials, agents and guards at the hall entrance. These events took place on the morning of President Kennedy's assassination.
United States President John F Kennedy's Chamber of Commerce breakfast speech at Hotel Texas (815 Main St, Fort Worth, TX 76102, United States) in Fort Worth, Texas. The entrance to the conference hall in the hotel. Members, guests, and others are seated inside. Secret Service agents, officials and guards keep a watch. Dignitaries seated on the stage. Attendants standing behind them. Agents and guards at the hall entrance. President Kennedy arrives and enters the hall surrounded by agents. He proceeds to the stage. People cheer and greet the President. He takes his place and then addresses the attendees. A Chamber of Commerce official welcomes the President to the meeting. These events took place on the morning of President Kennedy's assassination.
United States President John F Kennedy's Chamber of Commerce breakfast speech at Hotel Texas (815 Main St, Fort Worth, TX 76102) in Fort Worth, Texas. Members, guests, and others seated in the Crystal Ballroom, the conference hall of the hotel. A member of the clergy at the podium provides an invocation prayer before the start of the breakfast. President Kennedy stands beside the clergyman on the stage. Dignitaries greet the President. The President takes his seat. The crowd in the hall. These events took place on the morning of President Kennedy's assassination.
United States President John F Kennedy's Chamber of Commerce breakfast speech at Hotel Texas (815 Main St, Fort Worth, TX 76102) in Fort Worth, Texas. Members, guests, and others seated in the Crystal Ballroom. A banner on the stage reads 'Forth Worth Chamber of Congress'. Vice President Lyndon B Johnson seated next to President Kennedy on the stage. A dignitary talks to the President and addresses the crowd. A children's chorus stands in one corner. The President hears the choir sing. A conductor with the chorus. Attendants serve the President and other dignitaries seated on the stage. Media persons record and photograph the proceedings. Guards at the hall entrance. These events took place on the morning of President Kennedy's assassination.
United States President John F Kennedy's Chamber of Commerce breakfast speech at Hotel Texas (815 Main St, Fort Worth, TX 76102) in Fort Worth, Texas. A COC member addresses the people seated in the Crystal Ballroom. President Kennedy seated nearby on the stage. Secret Service agents, officials and COC members seated in the hall. Vice President Lyndon Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson stand and greet the conference attendees after being introduced. Several other dignitaries are introduced and greet the crowd. Photographers take pictures and cameramen record films. These events took place on the morning of President Kennedy's assassination.
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