Charles de Gaulle visits the United States. An aircraft lands at Washington National Airport in Washington DC. People at the airport. The leader of the Free French Forces General Charles de Gaulle disembarks from the aircraft. He is greeted by dignitaries. U.S. Army General George Marshall, U.S. Army Air Forces General Henry Arnold and U.S. Navy Admiral Ernest King salute as the French National Anthem is sung. De Gulle also salutes and shakes hands with these and other dignitaries. He gets in a car and leaves for the White House. At the White House he is greeted by U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, his daughter, U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes and U.S. Secretary of Navy James Forrestal. He visits Arlington National Cemetery to pay tribute at the Grave of Unknown Soldier. In Manhattan people line the streets and cheer as De Gaulle's car moves towards the New York City Hall. He addresses the people of the New York City from the top of the RCA Building. (World War II period).
New helicopters being tested in the United States. United States XR-8 helicopter lifts off during a test flight. Men look on. A helicopter lifts off from a roof with cars parked on the ground below. A U.S. Air Force helicopter during a test flight comes in and lands. The pilot works on throttles and foot paddle to control the various functions. The pitch control of the helicopter. Propellers of the helicopter rotate. The helicopter lifts off. The pilot works on the throttles.
Operation New Life in the United States. United States Navy personnel give supplies and provisions to Vietnamese refugees. The refugees get into special buses. A crowd of refugees wait to board the buses. A row of buses moves with refugees on it.
Operation New Life in the United States. United States Navy cooks prepare food on portable stoves and ovens. Vietnamese refugees stand in a line to get the food. Men, women and children holding plates laden with food walk out of tents.
Operation New Life in the United States. A Vietnamese refugee reads out the names of other refugees. United States Navy personnel stand next to them. A black flag with a white cross flutters on a pole. A group of Vietnamese refugees pose for a photograph.
Aircraft are used for different purposes in the United States. A map of the United States with a caption that reads 'Commercial Air Lines Carrying Air-Mail Merchandise and Passengers'. The map is animated with a line from New York to San Francisco. Different places are highlighted on the map.
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