Views of Vienna, including St. Stephen's Cathedral; the Austrian Parliament building; the Vienna State Opera;Schobrunn Palace, and downtown street scenes of shops, buildings. trams, cars, and pedestrians. The U.S. Presidential 707 airplane arriving at Vienna Airport, Saturday, June 3, 1961. Wellwishers wave banners and flags from the observation deck of the airport. Austrian President Adolf Scharf and Chancellor, Alfons Gorbach, walk out on a red carpet, past a military honor guard, to greet the President and Mrs. Kennedy. Scene shifts to President Kennedy broadcasting a report, about his European trip, to the American people, on June 6,1961, He states that he went to Vienna to meet the Leader of the Soviet Union, Mr. Khrushchev. View of President Kennedy shaking hands with Khrushchev, in Vienna. Kennedy, Krushchev, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, with Soviet Foreign Minister, Andrei Gromyko, and other officials on steps of meeting place. The two leaders shaking hands again, as photographers take pictures. Local citizens watching the historic event. Scene shifts back to President Kennedy delivering his post-trip report to the Nation. Scene shifts to the Soviet Embassy in Vienna, where Nikita Khrushchev stands outside and greets President Kennedy as his car arrives. Views of Kennedy and Khrushchev conversing inside the Soviet Embassy. Brief outdoor scenes and then view of Khrushchev escorting Kennedy as he leaves the Embassy, and he and Dean Rusk enter their car. Final scene reverts back to Kennedy's broadcast on June 6th.
Guests from all the American republics and Members of Congress during a reception at White House, Washington DC. President Kennedy addresses the guests regarding poverty and promise in Latin America. President shakes hand with a man. President leaving with his wife Jacqueline Kennedy and others.
A discussion in Washington DC between Harold Leclaire Ickes, United States Secretory of the Interior, and Fiorello H. LaGuardia, the Mayor of New York City. Mayor talks about housing funds for New York City to be raised to 15 million dollars.
A large crowd of Hawaiian dignitaries gathers to witness the christening of cruiser Honolulu in New York. Among the crowd are Mayor of New York Fiorello La Guardia along with his wife. The crowd watches Miss Poindexter christen cruiser `Honolulu' by smashing a specially decorated bottle across the bow of ship. The captain of the ship acknowledges the honors. The ship slides down from its dry dock and into the water. 1937.
The campaign of the Fusion party for the election of Mayor of the New York city at the Manhattan Opera Center, New York City. The chairpersons invite the candidate Fiorello LaGuardia on the stage and welcome him. Whole assembly sings campaign song to melody of Marine Hymn. 1934.
The campaign of the Fusion party for the election of Mayor of the New York City at the Manhattan Opera Center, New York City. The candidate of Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia starts his address to the assembly. He puts his agenda forward. He lays stress on good government and efficient employees. 1934.
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