United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower and President elect John F. Kennedy at the White House in Washington D.C., United States. President Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy arrive at the White House. Photographers take pictures. Dignitaries meet at the White House to discuss transfer of administration and the problems and resolutions of the nation. John F. Kennedy leaves the White House after a cordial meeting with the President. He gives a brief speech and thanks President Eisenhower.
The unveiling of the "Avenue John F. Kennedy" sign in Ettelbruck, Luxembourg. Crowds of Luxembourgish guests gathered in Avenue John F. Kennedy. People view the "Avenue John F. Kennedy" sign on the street. Flags of Luxembourg hanging on a building. United States and Luxembourgish officials standing, some of them saluting at the same time. A military band plays music. A conductor leads the band. Band musicians play the trombone. Women and elderly men watch the band on the street. Children standing on the street. Military officials lower their hands after saluting. Various guests socializing. Two women, Helen Enid Hammerman Rivkin and her daughter (Laura or Julie), get inside a Diplomatic Corps 1963 Oldsmobile 98 sedan. United States Ambassador to Luxembourg, William R. Rivkin, looks on before joining his wife and daughter inside the Diplomatic Corps car. The Diplomatic Corps 1963 Oldsmobile 98 sedan drives away.
The unveiling of the "Avenue John F. Kennedy" sign in Ettelbruck, Luxembourg. Simultaneously celebrated the same day is “General Patton Remembrance Day”. Luxembourgish and United States military officials cutting a ribbon at Ettelsbruck. Road sign reads “Ettelsbruck”. A Grand Ducal gendarme in Luxembourg. Guests from the United States Air Force, military and diplomatic corps arrive at a function to commemorate General Patton Remembrance Day. Flags of the United States and Luxembourg hanging on a building. Gendarmes salute the arriving guests. A flag bearing the coat of arms of the United States. A woman exits from a car. A man and a woman enter the building. A United States Air Force staff car arrives in Avenue John F. Kennedy. Crowds gathered to watch the unveiling of the plaque in Avenue John F. Kennedy. Luxembourgish politician speaks from a podium.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy and his wife are cheered at a New York ticker tape parade on October 19, 1960, during the 1960 Presidential campaign. A large crowd gathered in New York City during a ticker tape parade for Senator John F Kennedy on October 19, 1960 near the end of the campaign. John F. Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline Kennedy in an open roof car wave and smile at the crowd. Views of Republican candidate Richard Nixon and his wife Pat Nixon campaigning. The scrolling text marquee on the New York Times building at One Times Square in New York flashes news of Kennedy taking lead in New Jersey on election night. Next scene shows United States President elect John F. Kennedy as he shakes hands with President Dwight Eisenhower on the steps of the White House.
Scene of the White House. Various scenes of President John F Kennedy working in his office in the White House in Washington DC. President Kennedy at his desk, and with advisors. President arrives at Cape Canaveral on November 16, 1963 for a tour and to witness a Polaris missile launch. Scenes of John F. Kennedy talking with NASA personnel and watching a rocket launch. Wernher Von Braun is seen with Kennedy. Audio includes Kennedy's statement from 1962 at Rice University when he said "I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon, and returning him safely to the earth." President Kennedy views models of spacecraft and listens to NASA engineers. View of President Kennedy at the White House presenting the NASA Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut John Glenn on February 23, 1962, after Glenn's successful Friendship 7 mission. A helicopter carrying President John Kennedy lands on a ship on November 16, 1963. A sailor blows a whistle. President meets officers on the ship and is seen on the bridge. President Kennedy observes the under water launch of a Polaris missile through binoculars. President Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B Johnson with a Navy officer looking at a system used to operate and launch rockets. Audio overlay includes a speech by Kennedy reflecting on the threat of nuclear war.
Scenes from the Democratic National Convention of 1960. People gathered outside the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California. Delegates inside the convention hall carry banners in support of Lyndon Johnson. Others carry banners for John F. Kennedy. Governor Orville L. Freeman speaks at the podium and proposes Senator John F. Kennedy as the nominee, then Senator Eugene McCarthy puts forward Adlai Stevenson II for nominee. Eleanor Roosevelt also appears at the podium in support of Adlai Stevenson. The voting results are announced, and John F. Kennedy wins in a landslide. Kennedy delivers a speech thanking the delegates for their support and expressing hope that he will live up to their expectations as the Presidential election nears.
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