A flag raising ceremony at the Iwo Jima Memorial in Washington DC. A large crowd of civilians gathered at the Marine Corps War Memorial also known as Iwo Jima Memorial. An officer raises a flag on the memorial. The President of the United States Dwight D. Eisenhower and other dignitaries attend the ceremony.
The Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in the United States. The President of the United States Dwight D. Eisenhower and his wife Mamie Eisenhower arrive for the ceremony. An officer greets and receives them. The Vice President of the United States Richard Nixon and his wife Pat Nixon also arrive for the ceremony. The President addresses the nation that world peace is up to Russia. He lights a 60-foot spruce which is a symbol of world's hope for peace.
East Germans cross the Berlin Wall (also known as the “Wall of Shame”) in Berlin, Germany in the year 1962. View of the Wall of Shame or Berlin Wall. Reflective mirror light from atop a tower intended to block western observation of activity in East Berlin. Officer looks through binoculars at the East German guards across the wall. Communist East German guards carrying away body of Bernd Luenser who was shot trying to escape to West Berlin. Russian guards loaded in buses move through streets. Freedom bell in the Rathaus Schöneberg rings. General of the United States Army Lucius D. Clay salutes as the Allied soldiers march past in the streets of West Berlin along with United States tanks.
James Francis Byrnes sworn in as the Secretary of State before United States President Harry S. Truman and members of Congress and Cabinet. Former President Franklin D Roosevelt greets Byrnes. Former Secretary of State and newly appointed U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Edward Reilly Stettinius congratulates the new secretary. Former Secretary Cordell Hull signs the United Nations UN Charter (World Security Charter) in Washington DC.
Presidential inauguration ceremony of U.S. President John Fitzgerald Kennedy in Washington DC. John Fitzgerald Kennedy gives the inaugural address to the gathering at the U.S. Capitol. The United States Marine band plays. Dwight D. Eisenhower attends the ceremony. U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren administers the oath of office to President Kennedy.
Traffic in Washington DC in late 1940s. Narrator notes that traffic jams from 5 PM to 5:30 PM on the mall and Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington D.C. Cars crossing the mall area. A woman driver waits for a passing street car at 15th and Pennsylvania Avenue. Streetcars or trolleys are seen, together with cars and buses, and view of traffic jam on Pennsylvania Avenue. View of L'Enfant's grave marker.
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