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East German guards across the Berlin Wall and U.S. soldiers march past in West Berlin, Germany

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.

Date: 1963, January 1
Duration: 50 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675073160
U.S. President John F Kennedy visits Rathaus at Cologne, Germany.

United States President John F Kennedy arrives at the Cologne Bonn Airport (Kennedystraße, 51147 Köln, Germany). President Kennedy rides in an open car as he leaves the airport. German civilians cheer for his arrival. German policeman uses a walkie-talkie handset. Scene of a boat sailing in the Rhine River. A man hammers nail in carpet in preparation for Kennedy’s arrival in front of Kölner Rathaus (City Hall). Presidential motorcade moves to the Rathaus and Cologne people wave from apartments. President Kennedy shakes hands with people and takes the stand to address the crowd. The President talks about Cologne and relates Cologne to certain United States of America. Robert Lochner, Director of Radio in the American Sector (RIAS) in Berlin and translator for President Kennedy, stands right of the President. Chancellor Konrad Adenauer speaks in German. President boards car with Chancellor Adenauer and 15 motorcycles follow them. Scenes of Cologne Cathedral and people wait for President.

Date: 1963, June
Duration: 6 min 55 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675034078
Highlights of 1949 including Berlin airlift, formation of West Germany, Cardinal Mindszenty imprisonment, Marshal Tito, Communist China, and American communists.

Berlin airlift during Cold War in Germany. German people gather on the street. The Berlin airlift, 'Operation Vittles' lifts food and supplies to overcome the blockade by Russia, Soviet Union. A Berlin Airlift airplane in flight. Vehicles on the street. Men near a sign board. Scene changes to early meeting of the West German government in Bonn with Conrad Adenauer and Theodor Heuss speaking and taking oaths. Next scene shows newspaper articles about Communist expansion. View of Cardinal József Mindszenty of Hungary who narrator says became a martyr for his faith. People in Rome praying for the exiled Cardinal at a service conducted by Pope Piux XII. Next scene shows closeup of Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia with other military leaders, and flags of Yugoslavia and Soviet Union flying together side-by-side. Military buildup in Yugoslavia during strain with Soviet Union under Tito. Military Trucks fill a bridge. Next scene shows a victory parade in Shanghai China by Communist soldiers loyal to Mao Zedong. View of the Chairman of the Nationalist Government of China, Chiang Kai Shek, exiled to Taiwan. A flag of Communist China flying over docks at a port. Scene changes to view of the Foley Square Federal Courthouse in New York, where 11 members of the Communist Party of the United States (CPUSA) were on trial for conspiracy to overthrown the government by violent means (violating the Smith Act). The defendants are shown standing together (Stachel, Potash, Winter, Davis, Gates, Green, Thompson, Winston, Dennis, Hall, Williamson, and Foster). Close-up view of Judge Harold Medina. After conviction the group of men is shown climbing into a U.S. Marshal paddy wagon for transport to prison.

Date: 1949, December
Duration: 2 min 12 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675051641
Americans strengthen United States economy after Great Depression; scenes of American workers and lifestyle in 1950s and 1960's

Civilians and the government officials work towards strengthening economy after Great Depression. Scenes from the Great Depression: Idle factories and signs "No men wanted." Homeless and unemployed men sleep on benches and holes are shown in the shoes. Unemployed workers in a soup line receiving food aid. Wooden shanties and shacks for housing of people in the Depression. Poor African American woman seated outside a simple tent for her house. A young girl holds her baby sibling while seated on a rusty bunk bed as the infant child cries. Tired looking children during the depression. Sad looking woman seated on a bed rocks a baby. Scene change to 30 years later in mid 1960's. Aerial view of modern highway interchange with traffic on roads. Surveyors at work. Scientists work in laboratory. Doctors examine patients. Arm of person wearing a "Polio Vaccine Volunteer" armband. Children in line to receive polio vaccine. A girl gets a polio shot. Ferris wheel at a fair goes around. American citizens at a picnic enjoy foods assembled on tables. Communist troops march on street in East Germany parade and East German people wave small flags in review stand. Traffic on the main roads of a small American town, with a police officer directing traffic. Shops seen along roadside. Views of American farmers and scientists at work. Farmer on tractor and on harvester machines. Women work in a factory assembling machines. 1950s and 1960's cars in parking lot and woman shopper with cart. Women work in clerical jobs in an office. Women in typing pool working in a large office room. Nurses in classroom. Early computer technology; large electronic devices and many wires; lights and mechanical switches on electronic computing equipment. Reel to reel tape recorder or data recorder. Factory shipment floor with goods on belt. President John F Kennedy signs Manpower Development and Training Act in 1962. Golden Gate bridge from shore and from moving vehicle. Bridge construction workers handle tossed hot rivet. Boy watches dam construction workers. Boys running outside school. Cars in main street area of a small town in America. Boy and farmer in cornfield.

Date: 1962
Duration: 3 min 29 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044179
United States 3rd Army Division soldiers enter houses and engage in street fighting in Cologne (WW2)

United States 3rd Army Division soldiers patrol through Bocklemünd on the north-western outskirts of Cologne, Germany in World War II. U.S. Army soldiers enter houses in the city and walk on the streets. Some soldiers run as they cross a street to evade snipers. Some infantry soldiers fire at German snipers. Soldiers forcefully break house doors open. Soldiers leaving house after search. Tanks moving on the street. Infantry soldiers search a village for snipers. Road sign showing the distance to Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Wuppertal, Aachen, Koblenz, and Bonn. A soldier walks past a “Stadtmitte” sign directing to Cologne city center.

Date: 1945, March 5
Duration: 2 min 13 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675080542
Montage of scenes from political life of American President Ronald Reagan

United States Presidential election campaign in the United States. The Republican candidate, Ronald Reagan, accepts the Presidential nomination in his speech. His supporters cheer holding banners. Childhood pictures of Ronald Reagan with his family. He played football for the Eureka Team. He was also part of a baseball team and went to a training camp. (This clip shows the Chicago Cubs, but he did not play for them). Ronald Reagan became a Hollywood actor. He also joined the army for a few years. He sits on the 'Theater Ronald Reagan' chair. He was a strong supporter of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. (This shows FDR, but Reagan later left the Democrats and became a Republican.) Ronald Reagan is elected California governor. Presidential candidate Ronald Reagan stands with George Herbert Walker Bush, the Republican candidate for the Vice President. President Reagan at his inauguration at the United States Capitol in Washington DC. President Reagan is shot and is rushed to a hospital. The President resumes work after his recovery. He concentrates on the economic growth of the United States. Construction workers on both commercial and residential buildings. Scenes from the Williamsburg economic summit with world leaders including Margaret Thatcher. He also is seen speaking in Bonn Germany. President Reagan attends an outdoor church service with American troops. President Reagan visits a cemetery with wife Nancy Davis. (This is the American cemetery at Normandy on the 40th anniversary of the Invasion of Europe). The President and the First Lady visit Japan, China and South Korea. We see them walking on the Great Wall of China. He speaks at the Republican Convention in Dallas in August of 1984.

Date: 1984
Duration: 8 min 33 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044172