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Winston Churchill reviews troops in Newfoundland.
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill reviews American and British troops stationed in Iceland, on his way home from the Atlantic Conference.
Rough sea breaks over the bow of British Battleship, HMS Prince of Wales, enroute to the Atlantic Conference in Newfoundland.
Atlantic Conference during World War II. British Battleship, HMS Prince of Wales, underway at sea headed to the Atlantic Conference. Bow of the ship as rough sea breaks over it. Water washes forward deck of the ship. Men in foul weather gear on deck. Brief views of some of the ships heavy guns.
Amelia Earhart with Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon takes off on flight to Europe via Newfoundland.
Amelia Earhart seen in leather flight coat, dons leather helmet and goggles for a photograph. She poses with Pilot Wilmer Stultz and flight mechanic, Louis Gordon. At daybreak the adventurers row towards Fokker F. VII b-3 tri-motored seaplane, and board for their first leg of transatlantic flight (to Trespassey, New Foundland). Their seaplane, named "Friendship," takes off and buzzes the port as they depart from Boston, Massachusetts. (Note: the Fokker seaplane was initially built for the Byrd Antarctic Expedition.)
United States President Dwight D Eisenhower on a state visit to Ottawa, Canada.
United States President Dwight D Eisenhower and his wife, Mamie Doud Eisenhower, are welcomed and greeted by Governor General of Canada, Vincent Massey and Mr. and Mrs. Louis St. Laurent, the Prime Minister of Canada. Mrs. Eisenhower receives flowers from Mrs. Jeanne St. Laurent. The President places a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Canadian War Memorial (53 Elgin St, Ottawa, ON, Canada). The Dignitaries drive through cheering crowd of Ottawa residents. View of Rideau Hall (1 Sussex Dr, Ottawa, ON K1A 0A1, Canada), the Canadian Governor General's residence. President Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower participate in the guest tradition of planting a Maple tree. View of Canadian Parliament buildings and the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill (Wellington St, Ottawa, ON K1A 0A9, Canada). Inside Parliament, the President Eisenhower addresses the Canadian Parliament and talks about relations between the United States and Canada.
U.S. President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill attending Sunday church services aboard HMS Prince of Wales
U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill together with British and American delegates to the Atlantic Conference, and crew members of the USS Augusta and HMS Prince of Wales, assemble for Sunday church services aboard the British Battleship, HMS Prince of Wales. The service is conducted by Church of England clergy. U.S. President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Churchill are seated side by side in the first row. Among those behind them are: Presidential advisors, Harry Hopkins and Averell Harriman; U.S. Vice Admiral Ernest J. King, Commander in Chief of the Atlantic Fleet; U.S. Army Chief of Staff, General George C. Marshall; and British Field Marshal, Sir John Dill. Views of those assembled as seen between gun barrels of HMS Prince of Wales. A British Navy band ensemble provides music for the service.
Public Hearing, Senate permanent subcommittee on Investigations. Army-McCarthy hearing April 22, 1954.
April 22, 1954. First open session of Senate permanent subcommittee on investigations in response to charges filed by the U.S. Army on April 13, 1954, concerning improper actions by Senator McCarthy and staff to obtain special treatment for Private G. David Schine, U.S. Army. Seen before start of session are Army Generals Lucius Clay and Alfred Gruenther. Senator Karl Mundt presiding, calls the session to order. Among those seen are Senator Edward Dirksen, second person to the Chairman's right, and Senator Charles E. Potter to Dirksen's right. Senator John L. McClelland sits to Chairman Mundt's left. Senator Joseph McCarthy and his counsel, Roy Cohn, are at the end of the table. At end of clip McCarthy states for the record that "there is no contest between Senator McCarthy and the Department of the Army, and that all that Senator McCarthy has been trying to do is to expose the Communists who have infiltrated the Department of the Army -- a very small percentage."
