A swearing in ceremony in the United States. New Secretary of State James F. Byrnes being sworn into office by Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone. The oath of office being administered to Secretary Byrnes. President Harry S. Truman shakes hands with Byrnes. U.S. representative in the United Nations Edward Stettinius greets Secretary Byrnes. Former Secretary of State Cordell Hull signs the World Security Charter. Signatures of representatives of different nations on the charter.
A film about use and importance of M20 rocket launchers. U.S. soldiers fire rifles on a battlefield. The soldier march. An aircraft in flight as paratroopers drop. Crew members set up an M20 rocket launcher. A gunner puts on a protective mask. Shells being loaded into the rocket launcher. The gunner fires the rocket launcher at a tank and smoke rises. The gunner seated in a kneel down position as a man loads the rocket launcher. The M20 rocket launcher being fired. The gunner in a prone position as he prepares to fire the M20rocket launcher. The launcher placed on an elevating screw. The crew fires the rocket.
Prisoners after being set free from German prison camps in Germany during World War II. Pastor Martin Niemoller smokes a pipe as he is interviewed by a soldier reporter, who takes notes as they converse. A snow covered prison building. A snow covered mountain. Capt John Alexander Elphinston, nephew of the Queen of England; Lord Las-celles, nephew of the King of England; 1st Lt John G Winant, son of the U.S. Ambassador.
The 1948 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Views of car and bus traffic on Broad Street in Philadelphia, with City Hall in the background. A sign hung over the street reads " Welcome, Democratic National Convention." A giant braying donkey head that can move is mounted above an entrance, welcoming Democratic Party delegates. A woman with a sign on her back that reads 'Ike' in support of U.S. Army General Dwight David Eisenhower. Posters and banners in support of General Eisenhower. Next scene shows delegates removing signs for Eisenhower and a group in support of Justice William Douglas holds up their signs. James Roosevelt (son of Franklin D. Roosevelt) gets off a train with his wife and smiles. A group of Douglas supporters walk behind him on the train platform. A large poster shows William Douglas and a a sign in a window reads 'Official headquarters'. Candidate Claude Pepper is seen talking with supporters. Women march with posters of Democratic presidential candidate Harry S. Truman. A man seated in a car. Statesmen including candidate Alben Barkley seen in discussion.
The 1948 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A man announces the results of voting at the convention. U.S. President Harry S. Truman wins the race for the presidential nomination. Truman and Alben Barkley as his running mate appear on a dais. Truman delivers a speech as he accepts the nomination. He says that his main concerns are high prices and housing. He also announces to call a session of the Congress.
U.S. Navy Lockheed SP-2H aircraft at an airfield in Vietnam during Operation Market Time of the Vietnam War. An officer and a mechanic on a stand as they work on an SP-2H aircraft. Sailors on work stand as they paint decals on lower cockpit area. SP-2H aircraft lined up. Pilots in the cockpit of the aircraft ready for flight. Port engines of the aircraft start up as the aircraft prepare for a patrol flight. A name on a cockpit reads 'Lt. Bruke'. The pilot in the cockpit of an SP-2H as a port engine revs up in the foreground.
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