The opening of the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee. U.S. President Richard Nixon arrives with his wife Pat Nixon for the ceremony. People gather in a large number at an airport. President Nixon along with his wife and other officials inside a hangar. A banner reads: 'Welcome Home Pat'. The President and his wife standing amidst the crowd. President Nixon addressing people. People applauding. The President and his wife walk up the boarding stairs and are greeted by a crowd.
The opening of the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee. Interior of the Grand Ole Opry building. U.S. President Richard Nixon arrives with his wife Pat Nixon for the ceremony. Governor of Alabama George Wallace seated along with other officials in the building. A banner inside the building reads: 'WSM Grand Ole Opry'. American country music singer Roy Claxton Acuff shaking hands with President Nixon and his wife. People applauding and greeting the President and the First Lady. They wave towards the crowd. A woman presents a dulcimer to the President's wife.
The opening of the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee. U.S. President Richard Nixon and his wife Pat Nixon present at the ceremony. A banner inside the building reads: 'WSM Grand Ole Opry'. People seated in a large number inside the building. The President playing a piano. People applauding. The President shaking hands with American country music singer Roy Claxton Acuff.
The opening of the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee. U.S. President Richard Nixon and his wife Pat Nixon present at the ceremony. The President unveils a plaque. People applauding. President Nixon addresses people. A man taking photographs.
The opening of the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee. U.S. President Richard Nixon and his wife Pat Nixon present at the ceremony. American country music singer Roy Claxton Acuff gives a yo-yo to the President. He tries to use the yo-yo. People applauding. President Nixon playing a piano.
Wendell Wilkie waves from the top of the boarding ramp by his Douglas DC-3-178 - American Airlines Flagship-Virginia, acknowledging people greeting him at the new Vultee aircraft plant in Nashville, Tennessee. An African American man in uniform stands by as Wilkie descends the ramp. Scene shifts to a sizeable crowd waving from behind a fence on the airfield. An aerial view shows the factory and its airfield. Closer view of factory building itself. Next, a huge crowd is seen behind a fence, where a Vultee P-66 is displayed on a stand above the fence. It bears a British Royal Air Force roundel on its fuselage. U.S. Air Army Air Forces Officers and some Boy Scouts pose in front ot the aircraft. Wendel Wilkie is seen next, at a speaker's stand arrayed with microphones. It is decorated and displays the Vultee company Logo. Special guests in front of the stand, are seated on folding chairs. Closeup of Wilkie. Company officials are seen on a platform next to a Vultee P-66. Closeup of two young girls on the platform. One wields a bottle of Champaign to Christen the plane. Spectators applaud. A P-66 takes off from the airfield and climbs away.
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