Philadelphia City officials mark July 4th Indepdence Day in colorful ceremony at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. View of Independence Hall and Public Library in Philadelphia. American flags flutter on building. City and US Navy officials and women pose for photographs. Display of stacked rifles with U.S. Navy sailors in the background in Independence Square. Bronze statue of Commodore John Barry visible. US Navy Vice Admiral Harris Laning stands with Philadelphia Mayor J. Hampton Moore. Between them is a young man, Edward Weiner, a graduate of Central High School, to whom was given the annual honor of reading the Declaration of Independence. US Navy sailors march during the ceremony.
Americans celebrate 200th Anniversary of United States at Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC. View of Washington Monument across the reflecting pool in Washington DC, United States. Georgia, Massachusetts and Connecticut written on outer edge of Lincoln Memorial building (2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW, Washington, DC 20002, United States). Singing Choir stands on steps of Lincoln Memorial. Celebration begins with sunrise services, led by Reverend John Steinbruck, Pastor of Luther Place Memorial Church, Washington, DC. People pray with candles in hand and thereafter float them in water of the reflecting pool.
Struggle for American independence, and border between Canada and United States. Sketches of Catholic clergy reaching out to bind Canadian farmers with the cause of the American colonists in some cases, but more often to the British. Failure of American propaganda campaign in Canada. Sketches at Ticonderoga on Lake Champlain. Movement of captured British artillery to positions around Boston by the American colonists. Sketches of George Washington and John Hancock, as well as Ben Franklin. Sketch of colonists debating the first Declaration of Independence around time of American Revolution. Communication of the Declaration of Independence to the colonists. Sketches of rejoicing crowds of colonists. With commentary and narration by J. Frank Willis.
President Franklin Roosevelt's mother, Sara Delano Roosevelt, is seen standing with her grandaughter, Anna Roosevelt Dall Boettiger, who holds the hand of her daughter, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Dall. The President's son, Elliot Roosevelt and his wife, Ruth Josephine Googins Roosevelt, stand with them. Next, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt, holding a bouquet of flowers, are seen in an open car. Scene shifts to the White House porch, where a protected Presidential reviewing stand has been set up, along with chairs. View of President Roosevelt, in a top hat, receiving congratulations from officials. Admiral William Leahy, Chief of Naval Operations, and another admiral (possibly recently retired CNO, William Harrison Standley) are seen in full dress uniforms. The President's son, Elliot Roosevelt is also present, to assist FDR when necessary. Some mounted U.S. Army cavalry ride past the reviewing stand, saluting with swords. An automobile is seen driving along the wet street, accompanied by a formation of motorcycle police officers. President Roosevelt holding onto a built-in railing, reviews various elements and units in the inaugural parade, including several military marching bands. Army Chief of Staff, General Malin Craig, rides past on horseback, and renders a sabre salute to the President. He is followed by a contingent of U.S. Army mounted cavalry. One of the marching bands is seen from another camera location. An open top 1935 Duesenberg SJ Dual-Cowl Phaeton, with exposed exhaust tubes, is seen, displaying a small banner on its door, reading "Pennsylvania." Numerous closed sedans, carrying notables, drive along the wet street, past the President, who waves his hat and smiles at some. Vice President, John Nance Garner IV, shares the reviewing stand with FDR.
Newspaper picture of a boy named Peter David Levine missing in New Rochelle, New York. Vehicle passes by in front of the boy's school, Albert Leonard Junior High School. Views of Peter Levine and his father, Murray Levine, from home movies, including Peter on a bicycle, Peter with his father on a ball field, and Peter in a boat. Official from the investigation urges viewers to contact the police or Mr. John Edgar Hoover of the U.S. Department of Justice if they have information in the case.
Mercury Astronaut team at NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) press conference in Washington DC. Walter Bonney, NASA Information Director who presides at the conference, introduces the seven astronauts. Name plates on the desk reads Lt Malcom S Carpenter, Captain Leroy G Cooper Junior, United States Air Force; Lt Colonel John H Glenn, United States Marine Corps; Captain Virgil I Grissom, United States Air Force; Lt Commander Walter M. Schirra, United States Nations; Lt Commander Alan B Shepard and Captain Donald K Slayton, USAF. These astronauts take their place on stage for the conference. Reporters take notes and interview them during the conference.
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