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Former war correspondents arrive in Washington DC and meet President Truman
An American Overseas Airlines aircraft arrives in Washington D.C., United States. It is on a multi-leg journey carrying 45 former War Correspondents back to Europe for celebrations commemorating the 5th anniversary of the D-Day Invasion of World War II. Aerial views of the White House and Washington Monument, including the Main Navy and Munitions Buildings. Dignitaries get off the American Overseas Airlines aircraft. They are greeted by American officials. They meet with President Harry S. Truman at the White House West Wing. Truman speaks to the former War Correspondents.
Early pictures of General Eisenhower showing his childhood home and his welcome ceremony when he returned home.
'The Big Picture' depicts the life of U.S. General Dwight D Eisenhower. Sergeant Stuart Queen of the U.S. Army stands in front of a map. He gives an introduction of Eisenhower. In 1945 Eisenhower returns to his homeland in Denison, Texas. A banner reads 'Welcome IKE'. People gather on the sides of the streets to welcome him. He waves from an open car at the cheering crowds. People at parade carry the U.S. flags during a ceremony. Eisenhower salutes. D Day, June 6, 1944- Barges carrying American troops land on the shore of Normandy. Eisenhower with another military officer. Eisenhower salutes. Streets of the city Abilene. Exterior of the Eisenhower Museum. Two boys enter the museum. Pictures of Eisenhower in his childhood - during infancy, house in which he was born, Eisenhower with a group of children, Eisenhower with his family, with his baseball and football team. View of Eisenhower's bedroom- scripture readings on the walls and books in the shelves. A truck passes the creamery where Eisenhower worked in his spare time. Pictures of Eisenhower leaving home to join the Military Academy at West Point. Cadets marching at the grounds of the military academy. Graduation Certificate of Eisenhower. Eisenhower with his wife Mamie Geneva Doud. Fight in Western Europe during the World War I. Picture of Eisenhower with other cadets. The certificate of the Distinguished Service Medal presented to Eisenhower for his services for training tank crews in Pennsylvania.
Eisenhower as the Supreme Commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and as the President of the Columbia University
Highlights the military career of U.S. General Dwight D Eisenhower from 1945 to 1952. Depicts notable World War II scenes and events starting on D-Day as Allied Forces invade France. Allied planes drop bombs on the enemy positions. Allied troops in Higgins boats land on the beaches of Normandy France. U.S. tanks move forward. Allied soldiers advance towards Saint Lo. Battle in St Lo area. General Patton Forces move forward. French troops and the soldiers of the U.S. 5th Corps march through Paris. The civilians cheer. Allied soldiers move towards the German border fighting on their way. Battle of the Bulge - when the Germans turned counter offensive. The bridge at Remagen on the river Rhine. Allied troops cross the bridge. Allied troops on the offensive, west of the Rhine. The enemy surrenders. Rubble on the streets. General Eisenhower with the troops. Military officers sign documents of German surrender on May 7 1945 in Reims at SHAEF headquarters. Eisenhower makes a speech at the end of the war. Eisenhower, in Paris, waves at the people from an open carriage. People welcome him in his homeland with a ticker tape parade in New York City. Eisenhower waves at the people gathered at the side of the streets from an open car of a motorcade. Eisenhower swears in as the 1st post war Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army. He visited troops in various parts of the world. He salutes and moves towards a car with his wife as he leaves active military life. Pictures of Eisenhower as he becomes the president of the Columbia University. He reviews the troops as he becomes the Supreme Commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Eisenhower on European soil. He enters a car. He assumes supreme command of the land, the sea and the air force. Against the threat from the USSR he prepares the European Armies. Soldiers enter into a train. He reviews troops. General Eisenhower and General Matthew Ridgway salute. He enters into a plane with his wife. Painting of Eisenhower being sworn in as President of the United States. Eisenhower Library in Abilene, Kansas, two boys leaving the Library.
Montage of scenes depicting America in World War I, from 1917 to 1919.
U.S. President Thomas Woodrow Wilson signs the declaration of war during World War I. U.S. ships sink after torpedo attacks. United States troops aboard a troop carrier ship bound tor France. Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Franklin D. Roosevelt. U.S. troops disembarking on docks in France. Navy ships being built in U.S. shipyard. Allied troops attack across no man's land. Allied rail gun firing. U.S.Soldiers fire howitzers. Smoke pours out of Allied biplane aircraft after being shot down. German troops fighting in trenches. A horse falls into a trench after being shot. Tanks in action. Tanks advance and fire. German machine gunners. German prisoners walk in a line. American troops in France celebrate the end of hostilities with the Armistice on the 11th hour of 11th day of 11th month, 1918. The American flag flies on a pole as a symbol of victory. Huge crowds of Americans celebrate in Manhattan, New York city, waving newspapers with headlines announcing German surrender. In 1919, President Wilson and General John (Black Jack) Pershing review victorious American troops marching in Chaumont, France (Pershing's headquarters). Franklin D. Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy with Secretary of the Navy, Daniels, in France. U.S. troops board transport ships to return home after war. Returning U.S. Armies hold a victory parade in Manhattan, New York City, where they parade through a temporary Victory Arch constructed expressly for the purpose in Madison Square. Hydrogen balloons decorate the Arch. New York City mounted police monitor the crowds.
Commanders of the United Nations discuss the strategy for Allied invasion of Normandy during World War II.
Allied D-Day invasion of Normandy, France during World War II. General Dwight D Eisenhower and other officers at SHEAF (Supreme Headquarters of Allied Expeditionary Force) as they confer about the invasion. Inside the headquarters, Commanders of Navy, Army and Air Force at a meeting. British ground crewmen work on English Horsa gliders. 9th Troop Carrier Command paints U.S. insignia on side of Horsa. United States C-47 plane takes off and a wind wane indicates wind direction. C-47 planes fly across at low altitude, two poles with pick up rope attached between them. C-47 makes aerial pick ups of gliders. Interior of C-47 plane crew members shove off large cargo packs out. Cargo packs and parachutes descend.
Police respond to anti-Vietnam War 1971 protests.
Washington DC Metropolitan Police responds to large-scale anti-Vietnam War protests conducted by the National Peace Action Coalition. Seal of the Washington DC Metropolitan Police on police car door. Police dispatcher communicates with police. Close up lit call buttons dispatch radio console. Night traffic in Washington, D.C. Police cars and motorcycles rush to the scene at night. Map at dispatch shows numbered call boxes lit. Dispatcher presses a “Monitor” button on console. Close up dispatcher talking into microphone. Silhouette view of a Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter flying at night. Evening traffic over the Memorial Bridge in Washington DC. Police cars and motorcycle moving on evening streets. Anti-war protestors taking cover behind cars at night. Reporters with motion picture cameras walking towards protests. Police standing on Canal Road fire tear gas up hill towards Rock Creek Park and Georgetown University area. Car rushes through small crowd of protestors. Finger of police dispatcher pressing the “Transmit” button on radio console. Dispatcher speaking into headset. A Volkswagen Beetle blocking a street in Georgetown. Cars barricading street near Georgetown. Protesters on the street. Protestor covering mouth to protect from tear gas. Police dome light on car. Needle on VU meter of dispatch radio console. Protesters wheeling away a dumpster. Woman moves trash can. Tear gas fired in federal area near National Mall. Policemen arrest protesters. D.C. Fire department van driving. Protesters open dumpster, spilling its contents on the street. A woman confronts a policeman. Policemen takes away an arrested man. African American man arguing. Sign says “If tear gassed WASH EYES HERE”. Policeman radioing while police run behind him. A police officer moving a trash can from the street. Police rocking a Volkswagen Beetle by its rear, trying to move it. Police officers carry a resisting protester. Burning newspaper dispenser in road. Hippie protesters, belonging to youth groups such as the May Day Tribe and Yippies, singing "Ain't Gonna Study War no More" and chanting “The whole world is watching!”
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