Vincent Jules Auriol, President of France, is ceremonially escorted into a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress, where he is about to speak. He is followed by Vice President Alben W. Barkley and House Speaker, Sam Rayburn (who later take their places as presiding officers). The audience gives Auriol a standing ovation, with applause. continuing, as he ascends the podium. Barkley and Rayburn are seated behind him. President Auriol's remarks, as reported in the press (not heard in this clip, which has no sound) focus on the need to reject isolationism in the postwar world. Among other things, he reportedly tells the joint session of Congress the French people have learned from bitter experience that "isolation is death" and that "right without might is powerless." The Congress applauds him after his address.
Scenes inside makeshift shelter.American soldiers drinking and relaxing. United States soldiers try to make some practical use of a wooden shipping container. Debris and bombed out buildings all around the soldiers.
David Greenglass attempts to hide his face from camera while a U.S. Marshal escorts him into a United States Marshal van. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg emerge from courthouse doorway and are escorted into a Marshal's van. Morton Sobell is held and photographers take pictures of him.
Korean war tragedy. Despite peace talks in Korean War, the plight of homeless, sick and starving continues. Estimate of three million civilians casualties. Refugees including many children in makeshift homes and camps. Civilian refugees include both North Koreans and South Koreans.
President Harry Truman speaks at a celebration of the 175th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, held on the Washington Monument grounds in Washington DC. President Truman, at the podium, states that peace in Korea does not lessen world tensions as long as Soviet rulers remain an armed camp. He states that vigilance is the price of peace. (Korean War period.)
International speedway race on the dusty track at Naestved Stadium, Naestved, Denmark, Europe. Contestants including George Wilks from England, Leif Basse Hveem and Henry Andersen from Norway, Rune Sörmander from Sweden and the Dane Kiehn Berthelsen. Leif Basse Hveem wins the race in front of more than 11,000 spectators.