United States President John F. Kennedy speaks at rally in parking lot opposite the at Hotel Texas (815 Main St, Fort Worth, TX 76102) in Fort Worth, Texas on the morning before his assassination. Others in attendance include Vice President Lyndon Johnson, Texas Governor John Connally, and Senator Ralph Yarborough. Rain and drizzle fall. The President is seen walking under a marquee at the hotel with words, "Welcome to Forth Worth, where the West begins", and out to the crowd waiting in the rain. He shakes hands with people in the crowd and then ascends a stage with the rest of the officials. After introductions, Vice-President Johnson speaks very briefly and then President Kennedy speaks at the podium, flanked by the other officials. The Presidential Seal is displayed on the podium. Men take pictures. Reporters take notes. People applaud after the speech. The President and the Vice President shake hands with people in the crowd. The President shakes hands with mounted police officers.
The Texas School Book Depository building (207 N Houston St, Dallas, TX 75202, United States) in Dallas, Texas on date of assassination death of President John F. Kennedy. Dignitaries and officials outside the book depository building. Police cars and policemen stand outside the building. Dignitaries and officers crowd outside the building. Traffic on a road. A man with two young children. Police officers with rifles. A sign reads 'Texas School Book Depository'. Dignitaries and policemen stand. Police arrest a man and take him away in a car. A civilian carries a rifle carefully, by its strap, from the Book Depository building, and places it in a car. Civilians crowd on the road. Policemen stand in a group and talk. Dignitaries and officials talk. Men take pictures.
King Faisal ibn Abdul Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia during a visit to Washington DC. The king, his son Prince Khalid, and other dignitaries are honored at a dinner reception in the ballroom of the Statler Hilton Hotel, presently the Capital Hilton Hotel (1001 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20036, United States). King Faisal addresses the attendees in Arabic, while an interpreter copies his comments on a pad. The king entertains a question from the audience that is conveyed in English and then translated for the king, who replies in Arabic.
King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia (also called King Abdulaziz) and Royal party enroute from Jidda, on the U.S. Destroyer Murphy (DD 603) late in World War 2. The Great Bitter Lake in the Suez Canal. King Faisal with U.S. interpreter, Colonel William Alfred "Bill" Eddy, a U.S. marine officer,sipping tea or coffee with the king. Arab dignitaries seated on the deck. Carpets are seen spread on the ships deck for the king to walk upon. Live sheep are penned up in box on deck, as provisions for the King and Royal party. Views of the American Cruiser, USS Quincy , as the Murphy approaches. Guns on the deck. A flag of the United States. King Saud and his party descend a gangplank to the deck of the Quincy, while a band plays and sailors and officers salute. The Quincy then proceeds towards Alexandria, Egypt. Sandy banks of Suez Canal.
A launch pulls up to the USS Quincy (CA-71) and a naval officer comes aboard. A flag of the United States on the ship. Sailors aboard the USS Quincy salute as King Ibn Saud (also called King Abdulaziz) of Saudi Arabia returns to the USS Murphy (DD-603), which is tied up close to the USS Quincy. The King is accompanied by Colonel Eddy, USMC, serving as interpreter and members of the Royal party. Numerous views of members of the Royal party on board the USS Murphy. Rugs can be seen on deck.
Dr. Jonas Salk at a press conference in Ann Arbor Michigan, United States. Cars parked outside The Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies at the University of Michigan. People stand outside the school building. Dr. Jonas Salk and another physician in the conference hall. Dr. Jonas Salk and the other researcher pose. Journalists and other people seated in a conference hall. The doctors who produced the polio vaccine on the stage. Men take pictures. The vaccine is rolled out of the drug house. Cartons of the vaccine taken out and kept on the trolley. A man with a clipboard. A man puts labels on the boxes. Dr. Jonas Salk speaks about the polio vaccine during a press conference (this latter part of the clip contains audio).
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