A national television report on public reaction to U.S. President John Fitzgerald Kennedy's assassination in the United States. Chicago: The deserted Main Street during and after the funeral of John F Kennedy. Cars and pedestrians on the street. Closed stores. The Chicago Shopping and Commercial District. A notice in a store window reads 'Day of mourning for President John F Kennedy'. A woman with her baby stops by a store window to look at a picture of President Kennedy with an 'In Memoriam' message. A crowd around a television set watches the news about Kennedy's funeral. The Kennedy family-owned Merchandise Mart (222 Merchandise Mart Plaza Chicago, Illinois) in The Loop. Soldiers lower the United States flag to half-mast. A large crowd outside St. Peter's Catholic Church (110 W Madison St, Chicago, IL 60602, United States) in the Loop wait in long lines for the Mass while others inside pray. A school classroom inside a closed school. African American students put on their own close circuit television to pay tribute to Kennedy. A teacher and students speak about the late President and his life. An advertisement billboard sign reads the date of President Kennedy's assassination as a sign of respect and tribute.
Vietnamese civilians refugee men, women and children with baggage stand at airstrip in Khe Sanh, Vietnam, waiting to be evacuated. United States Marine soldiers stand with M-16 rifles in arm sling. Vietnamese refugees embark United States Air Force C-123 Provider aircraft. Dogs on the airstrip. United States Marines escort a Vietnamese woman on to the rear of C -123 Provider aircraft. (Vietnam War period).
Americans celebrate United States 200th Anniversary in Virginia, United States. Guests gathered outside Thomas Jefferson's home, Monticello, near Charlottesville, Virginia during the Bicentennial Celebration. Five hundred new citizens sign naturalization documents. Man calls out names of the new citizens. In an official ceremony, the new citizens recite oath of citizenship, swearing to support the Constitution of the United States of America. Scene changes to July 4 Independence Day celebration at the National Mall in Washington DC, with wide shot of the grounds of the Washington Monument filled with people. Audio includes a woman speaking on the U.S. Capitol Mall, Washington, DC, quoting from American Declaration of Independence. View of flags in foreground with with fireworks in the background.
President of Italy Antonio Segni visits United States. Soldiers march on road. Car comes. Building of White House. Italian President meets the United States President Lyndon B Johnson. They with other officials sit and talk. Segni emphasizes in his statement about closer ties between unified Europe, including Great Britain and United States. Snow around President Kennedy's grave. Italian President comes with guards and places a wreath over the grave.
United States President Woodrow Wilson and his wife after returning from the Paris peace Conference. The Welcome Home Procession includes United States soldiers on horses and motor bikes. President Wilson and his wife sitting in the car. Escorted by the United States soldiers they are seen leaving the Commonwealth pier.
View of Ellis Loring Dresel, United States commissioner to Germany and chargé d'affaires for the United States in Germany, seen standing beside a building in Berlin. Men gather for the signing of the United States peace treaty with Germany in Berlin, almost three years after the World War I armistice was signed. Mr. Dresel and two other diplomats enter a 1920's car parked on the street, as a small crowd stands by. The Treaty document is shown for the camera, bearing the signature of Ellis Loring Dresel.
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