Washingtonians prepare to welcome American NASA astronaut John Glenn on a rainy day in Washington, DC, after he successfully orbited the earth in a spacecraft. People stand along the side of the streets. Cars parked in the background. The Flags of United States on a pole. People hold umbrellas and stand behind a rope. A banner reads ' Woodward Prep Salutes Col. Glenn'.
People sit on chairs at a ceremony at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington DC. General John J Pershing cuts cake for Red Cross Fund drive, using a sword. Red Cross symbol represented on cake with candles. Elderly nurse woman wearing scarf on head which has embroidered Red Cross sign. The event was a fundraiser for a new memorial chapel. Scenes are from a May 1961 newsreel showing events 25 years earlier.
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles and MSA Chief Harold E Stassen steps down a plane after a flying visit to Europe, in Washington DC. Photographers click photos. Secretary Dulles addresses people on airport. President Dwight D Eisenhower with Secretary Dulles and Harold Stassen at White House
Members of John Hopkins University adjust a telescope in Camptonville, California. Scientists look in the mirror. Moon blankets the sun as eclipse darkens.
A large crowd gathers at North German Lloyd pier to welcome city's former Mayor James John Walker on his arrival in New York. Mayor Walker amongst the crowd. Car moves in crowd. Dignitaries wave from the SS Europa, a ship. Ship comes to the harbor.
Secretary of State, William Jennings Bryan, at his winter home, "Villa Serena," in Miami, Florida, looks at book with his grandson, John Bryant Leavitt. He blows a kiss to the cinematographer (presumably family member). Bryan and his grandson fish from a dock.
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