People in queue buying tickets to attend a party given by Democrats in honor of President Kennedy's second year in office. President Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline Kennedy at the party. Men taking a huge cake to the stage.
The canonization ceremony of Saint Vincent Pallotti at Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome, Italy. A portrait of Saint Vincent Pallotti. Pope John XXIII arrives and conducts the ceremony where the Roman Catholic Church proclaims Vincent Pallotti, a 19th Century priest who founded an order responsible for saving thousands of Jews during World War II, a saint.
View of Norge Hill at Norge Ski Club. Skiers jumping from hill. View of crowd where skiers land. Gene Kotlarek jumps from hill and wins with highest points.Gene Kotlarek is on top with 206 feet.
At request of President Kennedy, General Douglas MacArthur arbitrated a dispute between America's Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). (The NCAA objected to the AAU's monopoly on the selection of U.S. Olympic teams and sought to participate in the process. The AAU, traditionally sole representative of the United States in international athletic matters, sought to continue as such.) Opening scenes show MacArthur and representatives of the AAU and NCAA being photographed by newsmen at his apartment at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, in New York City. They settle down at a conference table. MacArthur is seated at the head of the table. To his right are: Walter Byers, NCAA Executive Director; and Dr. Mason W. Cross, NCAA President. To MacArthur's left are: William P. Russell, U.S. Track & Field president;AAU attorneys, Pincus Sober and Albert Wheltle; Don Hull, AAU executive director, and Louis Fisher, AAU president. In change of scene, competitors are seen in the women's 60 yard dash at the Olympic Track and Field trials in Los Angeles. It is won by Marilyn White, who poses smiling for the camera. A large sign shows the bar set at 15 feet 8 inches for the pole vault event. Dave Tork, of West Virginia is shown gracefully clearing the bar and landing in a bed of foam rubber. Next, 5 contenders are seen in the mile run event, which is won by Jim Grelle, who puts on a burst of speed in the last half lap of the race. Grelle smiles for the camera.
The 88th Congress convenes in Washington DC. Twelve new Senators to join 88th Session inside the Capitol Building. They are sworn in by Vice-President Lyndon Johnson before taking up their new duties. Among them is Edward 'Ted' Kennedy. View inside House of Representatives. House Speaker John Mac Cormack calls the session to order.
The President and Andre Malraux, French Cultural Affairs Minister, lead a VIP reception to the first United States exhibition of the Mona Lisa painting. President makes a speech and photographers taking pictures of event. People stepping up National Gallery of Art museum. Sign board of 'Mona Lisa' shown. View of men and women in queue. Nearly about 10,000 people queued up to see the Mona Lisa painting.
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