Charles A Lindbergh receives the French 'Cross of Legion of Honor' at the Élysée Palace (55 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris, France). Lindbergh with French President Gaston Doumergue and U.S. Ambassador to France Myron Herrick. Lindbergh wears the Cross as people surround him.
French officials and citizens gather outside Hotel de Ville in Paris to welcome aviator Charles A Lindbergh after his trans-Atlantic flight. Policemen on horses and on foot control the crowd. Cars arrive at the venue. Lindbergh waves to the crowd from the Hotel balcony. The French tricolor and the U.S. flag. Lindbergh and U.S. Ambassador to France Myron Herrick greeted by the crowd. They get into cars and leave. Ferdinand Foch, a French soldier, Aristide Briand, 73rd Prime Minister of France with other officials arrives at the Hotel. They greet the crowd and leave.
Aviator Charles Lindbergh after his trans-Atlantic flight in Paris, France. French Marshall Ferdinand Foch congratulates Lindbergh and greets U.S. Ambassador to france Myron Herrick. French Foreign Minister Aristide Briand receives Lindbergh at the Foreign Office. Briand congratulates Lindbergh as Herrick looks on. Lindbergh poses for a picture with President of French Chamber of deputies Ferdinand Buisson. The President's colleagues around the two men.
U.S. Ambassador to France Myron Herrick with aviator Charles Lindbergh after Lindbergh's trans-Atlantic flight to Paris. Herrick with Lindbergh outside a building. Herrick addresses the citizens of Paris. Lindbergh with President Gaston Doumergue and Herrick after receiving The Cross of the Legion of Honor at the Élysée Palace (55 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris, France). A large crowd gathered as Herrick and Lindbergh arrive to meet Charles Nungesser's mother. Policemen control the crowd. A tram amidst the throng.
Aviator Charles Lindberg in Paris after his trans-Atlantic flight. Lindbergh honored at a dinner attended by the distinguished men of France. The guests seated at a table. Lindbergh's plane 'Spirit of St Louis' parked in the background. Guests including French President Gaston Doumergue. U.S. Ambassador to France Myron T. Herrick bids farewell to Lindbergh. Men prepare his plane for the flight. A large crowd looks on as his plane taxiing at Le Bourget aerodrome (Paris-Le Bourget Airport, Rue de Prague, Zone Aviateurs, Le Bourget, F-93350). The Spirit of St. Louis takes off for Brussels, Belgium.
Soldiers in front of the Presidential motorcade in Paris, France. President John F Kennedy with French President Charles De Gaulle in a car. President Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline Kennedy with other dignitaries. President Kennedy addresses an audience, including Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Ambassador Herve Alphand, Ambassador Sonnet, Ambassador James M. Gavin, and Mr. Redmond at Palais Chaillot (1 Pl. du Trocadéro et du 11 Novembre, 75016 Paris, France). “Mr. Secretary of State, Ambassador Alphand, Ambassador Sonnet, Ambassador Gavin, M. Redmond, ladies and gentlemen: I do not think it altogether inappropriate to introduce myself to this audience. I am the man who accompanied Jacqueline Kennedy to Paris, and I have enjoyed it.” President Kennedy said during the introduction of his speech.
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