Panning view of Paris, France. French Republican Guards line a red carpet on the steps of the Presidential Palace as President John F. Kennedy arrives, at the Palais de Chaillot (1 Pl. du Trocadéro et du 11 Novembre, 75016 Paris, France), in the 16th arrondissement of Paris and home of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). The president is accompanied by U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk and escorted by Robert de Saint-Jean, President of Diplomatic Press Association. President Kennedy addressing a luncheon of newsmen there.
U.S. President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jackie Kennedy ride in an open car for a civic reception at the Hotel de Ville (Paris City Hall, Pl. de l'Hôtel de Ville, 75004 Paris, France) during their State visit to Paris, France, in June, 1961. A contingent of French Republican Guards form an honor guard at the entrance as the President and first Lady Jacqueline Kennedy step from their car to enter. Crowds of Parisians cheer and wave enthusiastically from the sidewalks as they enter the Hall to be greeted by the President of the Paris Municipal Council. After speaking in the City Hall, the President and Mrs. Kennedy are seen being escorted by the Council President as they leave the building and mingle with Parisians. Next, Mrs. Kennedy and Madame Yvonne de Gaulle are seen arriving at a French Public School, where the American flag is displayed. Mrs. Kennedy is surrounded by enthusiastic Parisians. Final scenes show the Kennedys leaving the terminal building at Paris Orly Airport, accompanied by French Premier Michel Debre and Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville. The President's airplane is parked at the end of a red carpet and is next seen in flight. Views of Paris and of the Air Force One engines from inside the aircraft.
A street dedicated to former U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt in Paris, France. U.S. Ambassador to France Jefferson Caffery shakes hands with French officials. Several men and women gathered along a street. U.S. officials including the U.S. Army and Navy personnel stand outside a building. The officers salute. French Honor Guard. Women in the balconies of the building watch the proceedings. M. Le Trooquer, President of the Municipal Council, standing on a platform, speaks to the gathering. View of the women on the balconies. The women in the large gathering applaud. The street nameplate on the building being unveiled. 'Avenue Franklin D.Roosevelt' written on the nameplate. U.S. Ambassador and the officials watch. American troops march during the parade through the streets. French troops follow them. The officials and people on both sides of the road watch the parade.
Repatriation of French war prisoners and civilians in Paris, France toward the end of World War Two. Three U.S. C-47aircraft in flight approaching the Le Bourget airport. A fleet of U.S.Army Air Forces C-47 aircraft parked on the ramp and some taxiing. Ambulances and vehicles are positioned on the ramp as repatriated French soldiers deplane. Soldiers with their belongings moving in loose formation along the ramp. A C-47 taxiing. Its tail number is 42-24174, belonging to the 34th Troop Carrier Squadron, 315th Troop Carrier Group, of the U.S. 9th Air Force. An Air France JU-52 passenger aircraft is parked on the ramp, and civilians deplane, including Marcel Bloch, a French aircraft builder,who had been imprisoned in the Buchenwald Concentration Camp, until April 11, 1945. (He later changes his name to Dassault, which will also become the name of his aircraft company, after the war). Also among the passengers is Marcel Rene, director of the French paper 'Resistance.' Several views of the aircraft's pilot and the civilian passengers.
Students rally against Italy in Paris, France. Students in the famous Latin Quarter, incensed at italian demands for French territory, stage a heated protest rally on the city streets. Large crowds of students gathered in various parts of the city. They parade through the city streets holding banners and posters. The students shout protests against Italian demands. The students demand among other things, that 'Vesuvius be packed up and shipped to France'.
30th Automobile Club's Grand Prix in Montlhéry, France. The Automobile Club's Grand Prix of Formula One racing gets underway in Monthlery, France. Europe's top race car drivers compete at the race. F1 cars on the track as they speed away for the top spot. A car in flames along the track. Winner crosses the finish line.
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