United States President Harry S. Truman dismisses General Douglas MacArthur during the Korean War. General Matthew B. Ridgway takes over as the Supreme Commander of the U.S. and UN forces in Korea after General MacArthur's dismissal. United States Capitol in Washington D.C., United States. Various Congressmen express their opinion over the issue of the dismissal of General MacArthur. Representative Morgan supports President's decision to dismiss General MacArthur. Senator Ferguson from Michigan speaks against the decision to dismiss him. Whereas Senator Hill believes that the matter must be judged on its merit rather than on politics.
United States Army cameraman seen recording Nike missile launch. Atomic cannon fires shell creating atomic explosion and classic mushroom cloud in the distance. Army troops carried to a field by Sikorsky YH-19 helicopters. U.S. infantry climb a hill firing their rifles. U.S. Army Master Sergeant Stuart Queen narrates the film. He speaks about the role of the soldier in the United States Army. Scientists inside a control room during a rocket launch. A rocket launch in the United States. Rocket tracker and telescope move to the rocket’s direction. Cameramen taking footage of rocket launch. Jet propulsion with rocket. A V2 rocket launch. A jet explodes after launching. A nuclear bomb explosion. A missile takes off. Devices and people track missile takeoff. A rocket launches from a ship. Midair explosion after a rocket hits a target aircraft.
Meeting of a Committee in United States during World War II. Officials gather inside a building. The officials discuss amongst themselves. United States Secretary of War Patrick J. Hurley address the officials and talk about the policy of the United States in China.
Meeting of a Committee in the United States. Officials seated inside the building. U.S. Secretary of War Patrick J. Hurley addressing the officials. He talks about harmonized relationship between the United States and China. He also speaks about the unity of the armies of the United States and China in World War II.
Swearing-in of United States Air Force Brigadier Daniel James, Jr. in the United States. U.S. military personnel, government officials and dignitaries gathered in a hall during the swearing-in ceremony of USAF Brigadier Daniel James, Jr., as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs. United States Secretary of Defense Melvin R Laird shakes hands with the officials and the dignitaries present during the event. Brigadier Daniel James, Jr. arrives and the Defense Secretary introduces the Brigadier to the officials. The men shake hands. Defense Secretary Melvin Laird speaking on the occasion. Brigadier Daniel James's wife and son and a General seated on a side watch the Defense Secretary. Several views of the Defense Secretary speaking. The Defense Secretary moves with Brigadier James and his wife and son to the center of the platform. Defense Secretary Laird hands over a pin to Mrs. Daniel James.
Life of the President of the United States Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the United States. U.S. President Franklin D Roosevelt is greeted by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill aboard HMS Prince of Wales during the Atlantic Conference for signing of the Atlantic Charter off Newfoundland in 1941. The ship approaches the harbor. Soldiers present arms aboard a ship. Prime Minister Churchill and President Franklin D Roosevelt talk. President Franklin Roosevelt addresses U.S. Congress with declaration of war after the Pearl Harbor attack by Japan in World War 2. The President signs a document. President Roosevelt reviews troops in Casablanca. The troops march. Franklin Roosevelt salutes troops. Vehicles driven in the foreground. Cairo: Franklin D Roosevelt and Winston Churchill with the Chairman of the Nationalist Government of China Chiang Kai-shek. Tehran : Franklin D Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Joseph Stalin pose. United States: The exteriors of the White House. People enter White House. President Franklin Roosevelt with Vice President Harry S. Truman at the 1945 inaugural ceremony. Yalta : President Franklin D Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin pose. Franklin D Roosevelt addresses a conference. (World War II period).
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