Foreign dignitaries arrive for the state funeral of assassinated U.S. President John F Kennedy. French President Charles De Gaulle arrives at a terminal building of Dulles Airport. He greets officials and ministers from former French Colonies in Africa, French officials and officers including a General, Admiral and an Air Force General. The President is followed by U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Foreign Minister of France Maurice Couve De Murville. President De Gaulle shakes hands with officials. He receives an applause from by standers at the airport. Photographers click pictures of the dignitaries. Dean Rusk leads the President through the terminal gate to the waiting State Department limousine. The President, his military aide and security guard get into the car and leave for Washington DC. The U.S. Capitol building. Secretary of State Rusk walks towards his car behind the terminal building.
King Faisal ibn Abdul Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia during a visit to Washington DC. The King visits the State Department Building where he is met by U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk, who escorts him into the building. Allied flags. The President escorts King Faisal. They look at several pictures and Arabian memorabilia in a hall. The King waves at the State Department staff who watch the proceedings. In a reception line, headed by Secretary of State Dean Rusk, King Faisal and Prince Khalid meet U.S. dignitaries, including W.Averell Harriman.
President Franklin D.Roosevelt (FDR) sitting at a desk, reading congratulatory letters and telegrams from supporters. He is surrounded by grandchildren: Curtis Dall,Jr.; Sara Roosevelt; and Anna Eleanor Dall. Next is a closeup of FDR signing a letter thanking Dan V. Stephens for his telegram. (Stephens was Democratic Congressman from Nebraska's 3rd District, 1911-1919. He died in January, 1939.) Scene changes to the lawn at "Springwood," the Roosevelt family estate in Hyde Park, New York, where President and Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt are sitting in wicker lawn chairs. She is knitting, and FDR is paying attention to the grandchildren, Sara and Curtis, who are riding horses,and granddaughter, Sara, on a pony. He talks with Sara. Closeup of Sara. The President is next seen relaxing with his stamp collection. Finally, he is seen sitting by the fireplace, with his mother, Sara Ann Delano Roosevelt.
Empire State Building under construction in New York. Animation shows the evolution of skyscrapers in New York. Buildings in hierarchical order. Arrow shows its name and dates of completion. World 1890, Park Row 1900, Singer 1905, Metropolitan life 1910, Woolworth 1915, Chrysler 1929 and Empire State 1931. View of Empire State Building still under construction in 1931, rising above other nearby buildings. The top of the building is not yet complete.
President Harry S Truman arrives at the Joint Session of Congress in Washington DC. Members of the Congress clap. President Truman delivers State of the Union address before the reconvened Congress. He speaks about a disarmament strategy and the need for the Soviet Union to participate in arms reduction. Truman states that the world still walks in the shadow of another world war. He states that the nation's moral strength is most vital.
People enter the Houston Astrodome building in Houston Texas for a college football game between North Carolina State University and University of Houston. View of Houston's mascot, a live Cougar named Shasta III, chained and lying in a wagon. Huge crowd cheers. Views of several plays in the football game. North Carolina State wins over Houston with a score of 16-6. Bobby Hall of North Carolina State scores twice for the winning team.
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