United States President Franklin Roosevelt aboard the U.S. Navy Cruiser, USS Indianapolis (CA 35) on his return from Argentina. He waves to people from the ship. He hugs Uruguayan President Gabriel Terra on the ship. He visits President Terra in Montevideo, Uruguay. A parade passes on the street. A huge crowd gathers and welcomes U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt. The Columna de la Paz (Avenida 18 de Julio Plaza de Cagancha, Montevideo 11100 Uruguay) is seen in the background. Cars and motorbikes on street.
Richard Nixon-Spiro Agnew election campaign for the Presidency in United States. United States citizens. A huge crowd gathered on the streets. Westminster skyline of London. Several boats in the Thames River. Champ Elysees, with Arc de Triomphe (Pl. Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France), at night. The Brandenburg Gate (Pariser Platz, 10117 Berlin, Germany) in Berlin, behind barbed wire. Lines of Russians on Red Square, in the snow. St. Basil's Cathedral in background. Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev and Soviet leaders. Chinese leader Mao Zedong and North Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh. Egyptian leader, Gamal Abdel Nasser. British Prime Minister Harold Wilson. Cuban President Fidel Castro. French leader, Charles de Gaulle. Hotline telephones on a table. Men seated with notepads in a press conference. Several microphones in view. Presidential Seal. Buildings and monuments in view. Washington Monument (2 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20024, United States) behind the White House. Nixon-Agnew Presidential election campaign states that Nixon will speak for United States and its citizens in the world.
Cars and buses on a street in Montmartre, Paris, France. Buildings in the background. The dome of the Sacré-Cœur Basilica is seen. Louvre museum in Paris. Tulips in the background. Vehicular traffic passes by. The Arc de Triomphe (Pl. Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France). An old artist paints in the Tuileries gardens (Pl. de la Concorde, 75001 Paris, France). A lamp post on the street. Eiffel Tower in view.
A religious ceremony held at Paris synagogue in Paris, France. The ceremony is held in memory of the Polish men who died in war. Rabbi Joseph Sachs, Polish Premier General Sikorsky, Ambassador Jules Lukasiewicz and staff of Embassy attend the service. Robert Philippe Gustave de Rothschild (President of Paris Jewish Consistory) and Édouard Alphonse James de Rothschild also known as Baron Édouard de Rothschild (President of Central Jewish Consistory) attend the service. Men come out of the synagogue after the ceremony is over. Polish President Wladyslaw Raczkiewicz talks to General Sikorsky. (World War 2 period).
Canadian De Havilland DH.98 Mosquito aircraft is shown to the public for the first time, in Canada, early in World War 2. Air Force officers stand near the aircraft. British test pilot Geoffrey Raoul de Havilland Jr., son of the famed British aviation pioneer and aircraft designer, pilots the airplane in a demonstration flight. The plane taxis for takeoff. De Havilland circles and buzzes the field several times to demonstrate its speed and maneuverability. At one point, he feathers the right engine and demonstrates its excellent single-engine flight characteristics. Complete change of scene, to Wayne, Michigan, in the United States and a snow-covered air field where a Stinson Model 76 observation aircraft (registered NX27772) demonstrates its extreme short takeoff and steep climb capability.. Aerial view of the airplane maneuvering aloft and then landing in the snow, whereupon, it spins about in a 180 degree turn and immediately takes off, again, in very short distance and a steep climb. (Note: NX27772 was the final prototype for the L-5 Sentinel airplane, as it was named, when delivered to the U.S. Army.)
Models display designer dresses made of silk at the fall spring fashion parade in Nice, France. Models display dresses made by top designers including Dior, Nina Ricci, and others at the Palais de la Méditerranée (13 Prom. des Anglais, 06000 Nice, France). Various models walk on ramp wearing the designer silk dresses. A man standing with candle holder glares at models on the ramp. Models walk down the stairs of the Palais de la Méditerranée.
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