President Franklin D. Roosevelt receiving an honorary Doctor of Law degree from Washington College, located in Chestertown Maryland. View of campus of Washington College, President at stage, dons a cap and gown to receive the degree, a huge gathering at the college. Hiram Staunton Brown, Chairman of the Washington College Board, and Washigton College President Gilbert W. Mead also seen with President Franklin Roosevelt.
The Allied Forces crush the Axis armies in the Mediterranean during World War II. Italy surrenders. The Allied Forces enter Messina. The American flag flies over the municipal corporation of Messina. U.S. soldiers interact with local Italian citizens and greet children. Soldier talking to a a young Italian girl. Wrecked German ships in a harbor. An Allied soldier talks on a radio. Fighting in Italian mainland. Scenes of Mussolini walking. Italians throw mud on the posters of Mussolini. An Italian writes Viva England, Viva USA and USSR on a wall. An animated map shows Allied attack on the German positions in Italy. General Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces and British Admiral of the Fleet Andrew Browne Cunningham, Commander in Chief of the Allied Naval Forces in the Mediterranean. Surrendered Italian fleet of ships underway toward Allied controlled ports. From Washington DC U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt announces (armistice) surrender of Italy.
Small U.S. military honor guard assembles at Saki airport in Yalta, Crimea, Ukraine to greet President Franklin Roosevelt and party who will be arriving on a flight from Malta. They form up near a parked U.S. Air Force C-47. The President's 4-engine VC-54C is seen on final approach. It lands and and taxis in. Palm trees seen in distance. Field is under construction. Several people deplane. Air Force officers standing by car on tarmac. Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, daughter of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, descends ladder from the parked VC-54C Presidential aircraft (nicknamed the "Sacred Cow"). President Roosevelt is seen after being seated in front seat of car, next to young soldier driver to whom he speaks. They drive off, preceded and followed by jeeps, carrying other members of the Presidential party. (World War II period).
The destroyer USS Murphy carrying King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia and party approaches the presidential Cruiser USS Quincy. U.S. sailors on the deck of USS Quincy as well as on USS Murphy. The sailors salute. A motorboat in the background. The deck of the destroyer. Several scenes of crews securing lines between the two ships. Arab party members and sailors on the deck. King Saud seated on a chair surrounded by other Arabs and Colonel Eddy (USMC) who serves as an interpreter. Walking very slowly, with help of a cane, King Ibn Saud goes aboard the presidential ship and greets President Franklin D. Roosevelt who is seated on a chair. Saud speaks to President Roosevelt with the help of , Colonel Eddy, the interpreter.
U.S. President Dwight D Eisenhower in Charleston, South Carolina. The cadets of the military academy salute the President. Dignitaries and people crowd on the road. President receives an honorary degree from General Mark Clark, President of South Carolina Military College. Cadets march with rifles on their shoulders. President Eisenhower and the General salute.
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt warns the American nations to be prepared during an address in Washington DC. He addresses the leaders of the Pan American Union on its 50th anniversary. He says that the 21 American Republics must be prepared to 'meet forces with forces' and warns dictator nations that 'who touches one of us touches all'.
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