Crowds listening to Ohio Senator George H. Bender’s speech during his 1956 re-election campaign at Cleveland Public Square (50 Public Square Suite 1700, Cleveland, OH 44113) in Cleveland, Ohio. The Presbyterian Old Stone Church is seen in the background. President Dwight D. Eisenhower waves to the crowds on Superior Avenue, in front of Wilshire Building. Confetti is being thrown from a building. Secret Service men following President Eisenhower’s 1950 Lincoln Presidential Limousine. Crowds gather on the street to watch President Eisenhower’s motorcade through downtown Cleveland and suburbs. President Eisenhower greets pilots at the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. First Lady Mamie Eisenhower smiles before boarding aircraft. President Eisenhower holds the flag of Ohio beside Mrs. Eisenhower. President Eisenhower waves his hat to say goodbye to supporters. Supporters disperse from the airfield after President Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower board the aircraft.
1956 Presidential election campaign in the United States: Crowds of supporters holding United States flags, “Re-elect President Eisenhower” and “Re-elect Senator Bender” signs at Cleveland Public Square (50 Public Square Suite 1700, Cleveland, OH 44113) in Cleveland, Ohio. President Dwight D. Eisenhower puts on his glasses and addresses the crowd from a podium. He reads his speech to supporters at Cleveland Public Square. The Presbyterian Old Stone Church is seen in the background. Cameramen with cameras in the crowd. Rear view showing President Eisenhower delivering his speech. President Eisenhower is seen from his 1950 Lincoln Presidential Limousine during a motorcade in downtown Cleveland. Presidential Secret Service follow Eisenhower’s limousine. Crowds wave at President Eisenhower and his wife First Lady Mamie Eisenhower at Superior Avenue. Crowds watching President Eisenhower’s motorcade. A sign reads “We Like Ike” at the back of the crowd.
United States Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant Robert Emmett O'Malley receiving the Medal of Honor from President Lyndon Baines Johnson. An orchestra plays at the Federal Office Building Plaza (J.J. Pickle Federal Building, 300 E 8th St, Austin, TX 78701) in Austin, Texas. The seal of the United States President on display. President Johnson gives his remarks before the awarding ceremony. “I can think of only one gift sufficient to honor men like this: We can assure this man and we can assure every man who wears our uniform that their cause is a good cause, that the principles they stand for are sound principles, that the battle they are fighting deserves their bravery. To back a commitment honorably given: that is a good cause. To shield a young nation from aggression: that is a good cause.” United States Marines in full blue dress uniform stand at attention. Marine corp band members in red uniform are also at attention. The audience clapping during President Johnson’s speech. President Johnson puts the Medal of Honor on Sergeant Robert Emmett O’Malley. The president also presents a framed certificate to O’Malley. Sergeant O’Malley smiles as he wears the Medal of Honor. President Johnson and Sergeant O’Malley shake hands with USMC officials.
An opening remark written by J. Edgar Hoover, the Director of the FBI. A Smith and Wesson Model 10 revolver with United States police badges. Various revolvers and hand guns on display. An M1911 pistol with an elaborately designed holster belt. A police officer holding a revolver arrests two criminals. The two criminals turn their backs with their hands up and facing a wall. The policeman points with his Colt Official Police Positive revolver.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent trainees shooting guns during combat training at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. Dramatized scenes: Two FBI agents enter a bar. A barman attends the two men. A fugitive resting his head on the table looks up. One of the FBI agents shows a badge to the bartender. The bar man looks at the fugitive. FBI agent shoots the criminal using the (draw hanging shooting) double action from hip level form. Training footage continues: A trainer steps back and draws his Smith and Wesson Model 10 revolver from the hip, demonstrating the Double Action Revolver shooting form. FBI agents practice the same shooting form with their handguns. Shooting targets with bullet holes in the abdomen area.
FBI training film: A cowboy walks into a forest and draws his Colt Single Action Army Revolver from his hip. An FBI shooting trainer demonstrates the “Draw and shooting from the hip” technique. The man pulls out his handgun from the quick draw holster. A man unbuttons his coat, steps to his left, and pulls out his gun. The man’s right shoulder drops as the left foot steps forward. The man holds his Smith and Wesson Model 10 revolver in “on target” position. The man shoots targets in shooting range.
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