View of the original State and the Navy buildings at 2107 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington DC. View of the Octagon House which later served as a temporary White House. View of the White House.
British General Douglas Haig reviews troops in Britain during First World War; French General Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph Petain comes out of a building and stands with his fellow officer, Italian General Armando Diaz review troops. Troops march with rifles. King Albert I of Belgium comes out of a building and sits on car. World War I troops march on road, snow covered hillside in the background. President Wilson sits and reads a Washington newspaper in Washington DC, United States.
A patrol liberates United States and Filipino prisoners of war in the Philippines during World War II. U.S.. Army soldiers fire artillery and mortars on battlefield. Smoke arises from firing. Soldiers approach a chaplain, one by one, to receive prayers and pardon. Soldiers load shells in various artillery and fire. They move toward a hillside and advance up the hill. Soldiers passing bodies of dead soldiers. Soldiers carrying wounded back downhill on stretchers. Graphic shows movement of U.S. forces down through plains toward Cabantuan prisoner of war camp. Allied guerilla forces and U.S. Army Rangers move on a rescue mission 25 miles behind enemy lines, moving through fields and jungle areas. Staged scene of a soldier firing through a gate lock and entering the gate of the prisoners' camp. Soldiers who were victims of the Bataan Death March, now freed from their prisoner camp, walk in columns with Army escorts. Many are smiling. Some are emaciated. Local women and children watch them. Another group of liberated prisoners pass by in the back of a truck.
Welcome preparations for King Faisal ibn Abdul Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia in Washington DC. A man puts up flags of Saudi Arabia and the United States. Two men paste posters of U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson and King Faisal. A military band plays. Allied flags in the background. U.S. Marine honor guard on the south lawn of White House. View from inside a helicopter over the Ellipse, with White House visible, ahead. U.S. Army trumpeters line the balcony of White House and trumpet fanfare as King Faisal's car arrives at the White House. A drum roll sounds as he steps from his car. The King shakes hands with the President, who stands at edge of drive to personally greet him. The President escorts King Faisal along a red carpet to a stage on the south lawn of the White House. The military band plays. The soldiers salute. President Johnson speaks into a microphone and greets King Faisal with traditional greeting in Arabic. He then talks about U.S. relations with Saudi Arabia. People applaud after the welcome speech. King Faisal replies and expresses gratitude. Scenes of a welcoming parade in the streets of Washington, DC. A sign reads 'His Majesty King Faisal'. U.S. soldiers march and a band plays. People line sidewalks to see and to welcome the King. Military units parade. The King rides in a limousine with two Secret Service Agents standing on the rear of the car. He arrives at Blair House, directly across from the Old Executive Office Building and adjoining White House. . He is greeted an official from the City who presents him the "keys to the City."
Secretary of State Dean Acheson while answering questions in a press conference says that United Nations forces are fighting against the Chinese Army near Manchuria under difficult conditions with heroic fortitude.
Secretary of State Dean Acheson severely criticizes Chinese action in Korea during Korean War. He says that Communist China's aggression against United Nations forces in Korea is endangering world peace.
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