Shipment of U.S. livestock in the United States. Herd of American cattle is shipped by the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration to war affected nations in World War II. Cattle walk through gangplank and board ship. Ship leaves dock.
James Francis Byrnes sworn in as the Secretary of State before United States President Harry S. Truman and members of Congress and Cabinet. Former President Franklin D Roosevelt greets Byrnes. Former Secretary of State and newly appointed U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Edward Reilly Stettinius congratulates the new secretary. Former Secretary Cordell Hull signs the United Nations UN Charter (World Security Charter) in Washington DC.
Republic of China Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek and U.S. Army General Albert Coady Wedemeyer seated in garden during their informal meeting. The two men meet at the house of Chiang Kai Shek. They interact during informal conference.
Summary of first five years of NASA space operations. Space research programs of the National Aeronautics And Space Administration (NASA) in the United States. View of the U.S. Capitol. Vehicles move on streets. Trees in the background. A sign board reads 'National Aeronautics And Space Administration (NASA) Headquarters'. The American flag flutters from a flagpole in front of the NASA Headquarters building. View of launch operations center. Men leave a gateway. Crew men climb up a gantry. View of a satellite antenna. Men at a control station monitor space signals. A rocket is launched on an Apollo mission. Crowd of civilians gathered to watch the launch, taking pictures and viewing with binoculars. Astronaut John Herschel Glenn arrives after a successful space flight. Civilians gathered to greet and celebrate John Glenn at a parade in New York City. Aerial view of a passenger aircraft in flight . Scientists and officials address a press conference about space projects.
Space research programs of the National Aeronautics And Space Administration (NASA) in the United States. NASA Project Mercury personnel drive a trailer loaded with a Mercury Friendship 7 space capsule and transfer it onto missile at Launch Pad 14 of Cape Canaveral Florida. Mercury-Atlas 6 rocket with Friendship 7 capsule lifts off during launch with astronaut John Glenn aboard on February 20, 1962, making Glenn the first American to orbit the earth in space. NASA technical staff at work in Mission Control room during Project Mercury. Next scene is closeup of Mercury-Atlas 7 (MA-7) rocket launching on May 24, 1962. A NASA official presents medal to astronaut Scott Carpenter after the flight. View of astronaut Walter Schirra beside his Sigma 7 capsule (used in Mercury MA-8 mission)
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower at Cypress Point Golf Course Pebble Beach, California. President Eisenhower arrives at Cypress Point Club. Officials follow him. Photographers take photographs. Trees in the background. The President greets the officials. He walks along with officials to play golf. A caddy gives him a golf club and a ball. many golf balls are on the ground next to him. President Eisenhower hits a number of practice shots, with various clubs, as spectators watch. Caddy collects the balls in the fairway.
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