A U.S. Army VH-3A helicopter lands on the lawn of the Hotel General von Steuben, in Wiesbaden, Germany. A crowd of spectators stands across the drive from the hotel lawn, constrained by German policemen. U.S. Air Force Military policemen stand guard on the nearer side of the drive. Soon the Presidential VH-3 helicopter, Marine One, lands on the lawn. It displays the Presidential seal and that of the Military District of Washington, DC. Next, President John F. Kennedy is seen walking past the Army helicopter and into the U.S. Military's Hotel General von Steuben. He is accompanied by German Chancellor, Ludwig Erhard, U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk and U.S. Army Aide, Brigadier General Chester V. Clifton, along with a phalanx of Secret Service Agents. Other officials look out from a dining room window of the hotel as the Presidential party arrives. (Note: In the 1950s, the U.S. built three large military hotels in Wiesbaden. In 1951,a star-shaped Hotel [the American Arms] was built on Frankfurter Strasse. In 1955, the 9-story Amelia Earhart Hotel was opened. It was a utilitarian structure, with row after row of windows. President Nixon once stayed there. It closed in 1995. The General von Steuben Hotel, depicted in this film, was the newest, built in 1956, on Auguste Viktoria Strasse, near the train station. It is now a commercial hotel, "the Dorint Hotel Pallas Wiesbaden.")
A crowd of 300, 000 West Germans cheering for United States President John F. Kennedy before delivering a speech in West Berlin. At a podium flanked by American and Berlin City flags, Kennedy begins his speech referring to ancient Roman declaration: "cīvis rōmānus sum" ( I am (a) Roman citizen). President Kennedy goes on to say that today the best boast is: "Ich bin ein Berliner." Crowded streets of West Berlin during President John F Kennedy's visit. Music played by the band as song lyrics contain name of President Kennedy (his Presidential campaign song). Presidential motorcade on the outskirts of West Berlin. Enthusiasm shown by West Berlin people is more than that shown by the people of Frankfurt, Cologne and Bonn. Robert Kennedy and Vice President Johnson were prior visitors to West Berlin after the Wall was built in 1961. Large crowds cheering for Kennedy along the Kurfurstendamm, the main shopping boulevard of West Berlin. The Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (Breitscheidplatz, 10789 Berlin, Germany) can be seen on the background. Boys and girls ride scooters and bicycles trying to keep pace with the entourage. Bricked up windows in buildings from East Berlin as seen from West Berlin in the Bernauer Straße. A woman walks her dog along the Berlin Wall. Two women stop to reflect at a memorial for Ida Siekmann, the first victim killed by East German police while trying to cross over "no man's land" between the two sides. Views of the Berlin Wall and surrounding anti-tank barriers and barbed wire in no man's land. The Quadriga on the Brandenburger Tor as seen from West Berlin. Street sign “Straße des 17. Juni”. Presidential motorcade turns to onto 17th June Street. President Kennedy takes a look at East Berlin side. Red flags draped on the Brandenbuger Tor by East German police. Communists display anti-American propaganda in English facing West Berlin. English propaganda by East Germany says “These pledges have been fulfilled in the German Democratic Republic. When will these pledges be fulfilled in West Germany and West Berlin, President Kennedy?”, pertaining to the Yalta and Potsdam Agreements from World War 2. East Germans set up a camera facing West Berlin. East German photographer capturing President Kennedy’s visit on film. President Kennedy stands before the Wall accompanied by Chancellor of West Germany Konrad Adenauer. Motorcade leaves Brandenburg Gate and crosses 17th June Street. President's car is preceded by a truck with American and German photographers. President Kennedy’s entourage pass by the Berlin Victory Column (Siegessäule, Großer Stern, 10557 Berlin, Germany). Street signs saying “Friedrichstraße” and “Zimmerstr.”. The entourage stops at the Allied Checkpoint Charlie. President John F. Kennedy views the East German side from a platform near Checkpoint Charlie with German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer.
Signs of U.S. Army in Europe and U.S. Air Force in Europe at Fliegerhorst barracks near Hanau. United States soldiers and their families going to welcome their President in Germany. VH-3A helicopter lands on the ground and President Kennedy comes out of it accompanied by Vice Chancellor Ludwig Erhard and Foreign Minister Gerhard Schroeder. Scenes of cannons salute to President and French, Canadian and German soldiers with NATO affiliated American troops. President Kennedy addresses gathering. 40000 people waiting for President and police tries to control people whereas some faints due to overcrowding.
U.S. President Kennedy arrives in Romerberg, Frankfurt with Vice Chancellor and Economics Minister Ludwig Erhard. President Kennedy quotes Abraham Lincoln, former President of America and say that Americans believe in God. President Kennedy's sister-in-law Princess Lee Radziwill can be seen. Vice Chancellor Erhard shakes hand with people. Presidential motorcade arrives at Assembly Hall, Paulskirche in Frankfurt. Dr. Eugen Gerstenmaier, President of the Bundestag. Scene of Dean rusk, Secretary of State, U.S. sitting on the chair. President Kennedy addresses people present in the hall. Scene of church.
Scene of banner stating "Welcome John F Kennedy" and U.S. flag at Checkpoint Charlie (Friedrichstraße 43-45, 10117 Berlin, Germany). President John F. Kennedy walks past the Checkpoint Charlie at the American sector. An U.S. military personnel salute, and President talks to unidentified American Brigadier General with West Berlin Mayor Willy Brandt. Mayor Brandt, President Kennedy, and USA Major General Polk at vantage point looking toward East Berlin. Chancellor Adenauer, President Kennedy, Major General Polk and Brigadier General Clifton leaving platform. President standing in car with Chancellor and Mayor. Building showing spectators cheering and throwing shredded paper. Mayor Brandt, President Kennedy, and party leaving.
Investigation of Suffocation deaths of four inmates at the Holmesburg Prison. View of the Holmesburg County Prison in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A man closes the gate of the prison. State and County Officials discuss amongst themselves and then enter the jail. Scenes of punishment unit used to overheat the air tight cells the men are kept in.
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