Vice President Richard M. Nixon sitting with other members of the Cabinet at a meeting with President Eisenhower. Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles is seated to the President's right and speaking to him. Among others present are Nelson Rockefeller, Undersecretary of Health, Education, and Welfare; Henry Cabot Lodge, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations; and Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense.
United States President Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy visit Rome, Italy after attending the Economic Summit in France. President Reagan and Nancy exit a car in Rome. President Reagan shakes hands with two cardinals. President Reagan, Nancy Reagan and Secretary of State Alexander Haig meet Pope John Paul II in Vatican City. President Ronald Reagan and the Pope each give short speeches. Later, the President visits the Quirinal Palace (Piazza del Quirinale, 00187 Roma RM, Italy) to meet Italian President Sandro Pertini.
U.S. President Thomas Woodrow Wilson signs the declaration of war during World War I. U.S. ships sink after torpedo attacks. United States troops aboard a troop carrier ship bound tor France. Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Franklin D. Roosevelt. U.S. troops disembarking on docks in France. Navy ships being built in U.S. shipyard. Allied troops attack across no man's land. Allied rail gun firing. U.S.Soldiers fire howitzers. Smoke pours out of Allied biplane aircraft after being shot down. German troops fighting in trenches. A horse falls into a trench after being shot. Tanks in action. Tanks advance and fire. German machine gunners. German prisoners walk in a line. American troops in France celebrate the end of hostilities with the Armistice on the 11th hour of 11th day of 11th month, 1918. The American flag flies on a pole as a symbol of victory. Huge crowds of Americans celebrate in Manhattan, New York city, waving newspapers with headlines announcing German surrender. In 1919, President Wilson and General John (Black Jack) Pershing review victorious American troops marching in Chaumont, France (Pershing's headquarters). Franklin D. Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy with Secretary of the Navy, Daniels, in France. U.S. troops board transport ships to return home after war. Returning U.S. Armies hold a victory parade in Manhattan, New York City, where they parade through a temporary Victory Arch constructed expressly for the purpose in Madison Square. Hydrogen balloons decorate the Arch. New York City mounted police monitor the crowds.
Franklin D. Roosevelt seen standing in courtyard of White House, with other officials. The old Executive Office Building is in the background. Democratic National Convention of July, 1920. Roosevelt is nominated as Vice Presidential candidate on ticket with James M. Cox. The two of them campaigning in San Francisco. Supporters parading. Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt with their four children and dog, at Hyde Park in New York. Crowds gather to hear Roosevelt campaign speeches. Franklin D. Roosevelt returns to Hyde Park and is greeted by his mother. He speaks there and greets supporters. Roosevelt on chrutches (due to polio) standing with John W. Davis and Alfred Smith. Scenes of the Democratic National Convention of 1924, in New York.
Workers raise 20-ton Bourdon bell, the world's largest tuned carillon bell, 400 feet to Riverside Church (490 Riverside Dr, New York, NY 10027, United States) tower in New York City. The Bourdon bell was funded by John D. Rockefeller, a parishioner at the church. Man stands next to the large bell. The 20-ton bell being raised to be put on the Riverside Church tower. The church is in Harlem between Riverside Drive and Claremont Ave (between 120th Street and 122nd Street).
Canadian troops in Ypres, Belgium (West Flanders). An animated map shows Sanctuary Wood in Ypres, Belgium. War damaged buildings in the town. A man walks through debris. The troops walk over a small bridge. Field Marshal John French, 1st Earl of Ypres, poses for a photograph, along with Sir Julian Bing, commanding General of the Third Army, and other officers. An animated map shows the Canadians counter attacking the Germans in Sanctuary Wood in the June 1916 Battle of Mount Sorrel. Fallen trees. A cemetery with a cross in the bushes.
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