View of the United States Capitol building (E Capitol St. & 1st St. NE Washington, DC 20004 United States) in Washington DC. View of the Senate, House wings and the Dome of the Capitol building. Congress in session at the Capitol building. The Supreme Court inside the Capitol building.
Sesquicentennial in Washington DC. Still image of snow covered railroad train tracks of the Pennsylvania Railway Station at corner of 6th and B streets, cutting across the Mall. Animation shows: a model of Washington DC made by McMillan Commission in the year 1901. Elevated view of the landmark Union Station train station from roughly the 1920s, and view of the Plaza and new city Post Office building. Model shows the location of the station. 1908 Officers Buildings and the building for members of the House of Representatives. The Treasury Department Building for the Bureau of Revenue and building for the Bureau of Printing and Engraving. Early view from 1920s of the West Wing of the White House. View of building housing the Corcoran Art Gallery. American National Red Cross building and National Headquarters building for the Daughters of the American Revolution. View of the Pan American Union building. National Academy of Sciences building exterior.
A report about events and happenings of the Watergate scandal and hearings of the Senate-Watergate Committee, in Washington DC. Charles McDowell presents special report on 'Senate Hearings on Campaign Activities' about inquiry on Richard Nixon's election campaign in 1972. He speaks from the Caucus Hall where hearings took place. Carl M Shcoffler, Washington DC Police Officer, speaks before the Select Committee. James McCord, former Secretary Director of the Nixon Re-election Committee displays telephone wire tapping equipment. Experts check the condition and reliability of the tapes. Experts speak before the committee. Chief Counsel Samuel Dash recalls the moment.
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson is handed a baseball and throws out the ceremonial first pitch from his seat. Seen at left is first lady Edith Wilson; seen at right is Wilson's physician and personal aide Cary T. Grayson. Unidentified baseball player (presumably of Washington Senators team) holds a ball signed by " Woodrow Wilson." Location is Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. Date is uncertain, but no later than 1918, which is the last time Wilson is recorded to have attended a baseball game.
Swearing in ceremony of Gerald Ford as U.S. Vice President at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington DC. Speaker Carl Albert and deputy speaker stand and applaud along with all other members. Swearing in Vice President Gerald Ford arrives with President Nixon. He shakes hands with the speakers. Ford stands with his wife, a judge and President Nixon near the Speaker's chair. The judge administers the oath taking ceremony of Vice President Gerald R. Ford. Ford shakes hands with the Speaker. The house applauds. Mrs. Ford and President Richard Nixon congratulate him.
United States delegates to the United Nations Security Conference meet with President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Washington DC, United States. Seen are: Congressman Sol Bloom, of New York; Virginia Gildersleve, Dean of Barnard College; Senator Tom Connolly, of Texas; Edward Stettinius,Jr., Secretary of State,Commander Harold Stassen, USN, former Governor of Minnesota; In San Fransisco : Senator Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg, of Michigan; and Congressman Charles Eaton of New Jersey. View of Golden Gate Bridge and street scenes of San Francisco. Views of San Francisco hotels. The San Francisco Civic Center. Hotel buildings. Veterans War Memorial building. In Washington DC, U.S. delegation meets to form preliminary plan for their part in the organization of the World Security Council and International Court of Justice. Secretary of the State Edward Reilly Stettinius as Chairman of the U.S. delegation, speaks about their mission. (World War II period)
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