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People and children leave a church after attending services in San Juan.
Slums in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The slums of San Juan show children and civilians on the streets. Children and people leave a church. A health clinic in San Juan.
The USS Arizona (BB-39) underway in the Caribbean Sea, with President Hoover on board. The President visits the Virgin Islands
President Herbert Hoover on the U.S. Battleship Arizona (BB-39) headed to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The President's flag flies on the ship. Crew of the Arizona drape themselves across the superstructure and guns of the battleship to be photographed with President Hoover. The President seated in a wicker chair at the center of the picture. President Hoover visits Charlotte Amalie, the Capital of the U.S. Virgin Islands. A sailor jumps onto the dock from the boat carrying the President. Herbert Hoover is met by the Virgin Islands Governor, Paul Pearson. who escorts him to a car. Hoover gets into the car with Governor Pearson and they proceed in a motorcade through Charlotte Amalie. The sidewalks are filled with spectators. President Hoover and the Governor Pearson watch a parade of students from a raised gazebo in a park.
Various scenes of Puerto Rico. Views of churches in different settings. The University of Puerto Rico, buildings and library.
Opening scene shows a young girl with her hair blowing in a windy spot, and the dome of the Puerto Rican Capitol building visible behind her. Passengers ride in a wooden bodied station wagon, down a steep inclined street. As they pass a local policeman, their tailgate is seen to be filled with bananas and plantains. A large church complex tucked into a valley with hills in background. Another church halfway up a hill overlooking a town. A significant big city church with parishioners on its steps. An ancient historic-looking abandoned church building. Sign at a church reading: "St. John. Fire Baptized Holiness Church of God of the Americas." Another church sign (name of church not visible) stating: "Built 1882;" and announcing schedule of services. Cars driving past what may be a mosque. Cover of a book entitled: " Poesía Puertorriqueña." (Puerto Rican Poetry). Park-like setting of University of Puerto Rico, with a complex of buildings across the street, including the university clock tower. A girl paging through a large book. She pauses and laughs. A shelf of books in the university library, with titles including: Books of Leonardo da Vinci; Babes in the Darkling Wood by HG Wells; Abraham Lincoln, the War Years, by Carl Sandburg; and numerous other significant literary works. A newspaper boy runs past a girl on a sidewalk, carrying an armload of books.
President John F Kennedy welcomed by people in Latin America.
To promote better relations with Latin America through his "Alliance For Progress," President and Mrs. Kennedy visited Puerto Rico, Mexico, Venezuela and Colombia. Starting at Puerto Rico,on December 15, 1961, a sign is seen bearing the President's image and reading 'Welcome" in Spanich. Next in a motorcade through a crowded street, a man stands in an open car throwing confetti, while President John F. Kennedy (JFK) follows in another open car, accompanied by Governor Munoz Marin of Puerto Rico. In change of scene (and country) on December 16th, JFK stands at a microphone in Venezuela, next to an interpreter making notes. He introduces his wife, as a Kennedy who doesn't need an interpreter, and asks her to say a few words. Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy leaves her seat next to President Romulo Betancourt, and steps to the microphone, where she briefly addresses the gathering in Spanish. (Mrs. Betancourt occupies the seat next to JFK's empty one.) After Mrs. Kennedy's brief remarks, those in the gathering applaud, and President Kennedy appears delighted.
Major General James L Collins at Columbus Day Parade in Puerto Rico.
Major General James L Collins commanding Puerto Rican department and Governor Rexford Tugwell review Columbus Day Parade in Puerto Rico. U.S. Army soldiers, native Puerto Rican girl, and Puerto Rican sailors march in review. American band wearing helmets march. (World War II period).
Luis Munoz Marin inaugurated as first elected Governor in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Celebration and parade.
Inauguration of Luis Munoz Marin as first elected Governor of Puerto Rico. Celebration and parade in San Juan. Puerto Rican and American flags crossed on a building. U.S.Troops and Puerto Rican National Guard march. Decorative floats and vehicles drive on road. Small boy riding on fire engine wears fireman's hat and salutes. Huge crowd gathered to watch the parade and inauguration. Oath of office is administered by Chief Justice of the Puerto Rican Supreme Court, Angel de Jesus. Photographers take pictures. Governor Luis Munoz Marin converses with U.S. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., who smiles and then steps to the microphone to say a few words.
