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President Kennedy presents Distinguished Service Medal to General Emmett O’Donnell

United States Army military officials salute during a ceremony at the at the White House, Washington, D.C. on 6 September 1963. President John F. Kennedy presents the Distinguished Service Medal to retired General Emmett O'Donnell Jr. of the United States Air Force in the Rose Garden. President Kennedy and General O’Donnell speak in the ceremony. They shake hands with other dignitaries. Two Air Force men hold banners and flags. Cameramen with their cameras. President Kennedy greets the guests. Honor guards salute before President Kennedy and General O’Donnell takes their place. A group of men greet President Kennedy. Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert and President Kennedy speak before President Kennedy presents the medal to General O’Donnell. General O'Donnell delivers a speech. Photographers take pictures of President Kennedy, General O’Donnell, and other dignitaries. Guests socialize and talk after the ceremony. President Kennedy is seen talking to guests.

Date: 1963, September 6
Duration: 9 min 20 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675080554
Eighty foot Research vessel, Acona, operated by the Oregon State University, engaged in oceanographic research

Oregon State University (OSU) Department of Oceanography's 80-foot research vessel, R/V Acona, seen in waters off Newport, Oregon, United States. Using a boom on the foredeck, the crew lowers a container, takes a water sample and retrieves it. (Note: Reportedly, one of the two persons seen near the end of the footage may be Hugh Dobson, a technician from BC Canada, who worked for OSU Professor Kilho Park.) One of the two persons near the end of the footage looks like Hugh Dobson who was a technician from BC Canada who came to OSU to work for Professor Kilho Park (this insert provided by Iver Duedall, OSU graduate student 1963-66; spent time on Acona on cruises--most of the time I was seasick)

Date: 1963
Duration: 1 min 3 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675031516
President Lyndon B. Johnson leaves the House of Representatives chamber in the U.S. after first address to Congress

U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson takes new responsibilities as the President in an atmosphere of grief in the U.S, following the assassination death of President John F. Kennedy. Elevated sweeping view of city of San Francisco, with a flag at half staff in the foreground and bridge, bay, and mountains in the background. Flags waving at half mast on the grounds of the Washington Monument in Washington DC. U.S. flag at half staff over the Supreme Court. View inside the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol. The House of Representatives members stand and applaud for President Johnson as he leaves the chamber following his November 27, 1963 address to Congress. Citizens of the United States descending the stairs of the U.S. Capitol, after viewing the coffin of President Kennedy lying in state.

Date: 1963, November 27
Duration: 1 min 28 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070780
Montage of scenes showing Americans in various pursuits during 1950s and 1960s

A U.S. Department of Commerce film entitled "Voyage to America." Opening scenes depict ordinary life during rush hour in major city in the United States in 1963. People walking in what appears to be a large railroad station and then riding escalators to lower floors. People stepping from a subway door to a platform and others leaving a crowded train station. An official cutting a ribbon to open some place or event. Young women cheer leading for a political candidate. People attending a concert and others at an outdoor sports event. Crowds filling sidewalks to watch foreign dignitaries in two white cars. Republicans fill the Cow Palace near San Francisco in the 1956 political convention where President Dwight D. Eisenhower is supported for a 2nd term as President. Some "Stick with Ike" banners are seen in the crowd. Scene transitions to views of clouds and beautiful coastal images of America.

Date: 1963
Duration: 1 min 7 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675021234
President Kennedy places a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington Cemetery on Veterans Day.

A film titled 'A Special Day' about President John F. Kennedy's last Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia , United States. A guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington Cemetery. The Amphitheater at the cemetery. People visit the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. People gathered in large numbers on Veterans Day at the Cemetery. Honor Guard and Color Guard march during the ceremony. People offer prayers. A 21 rifle salute. A cameraman records the ceremony on 11, November 1963. President John F. Kennedy arrives at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. President Kennedy places a wreath at the Tomb. Officers salute. The American flag flies from a pole.

Date: 1963, November 11
Duration: 6 min 48 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675022001
Views of Martin Luther King Jr. and Kenneth Clarke on the position of African Americans in the US; Civil Rights protest scenes

James Baldwin speaks in United States. Scenes of strife and struggle during civil rights movement. Policemen beat a African American man. Doctor Kenneth Clark, Professor of Psychology at the City College of New York; Director of Fallen Youth Opportunities Unlimited and Research Director, North Pride Center for Interpretation, sits in a chair during an interview. He speaks on the position of African Americans and America's Promise. Other scenes: Martin Luther King Jr. addresses a small gathering of African Americans. They are standing at the scene of a bombed out or destroyed church. He speaks about what happened there alluding that they know the truth of the racist hate crime. He speaks about remaining strong in striving for freedom for African American citizens. People around him sing and clap. Martin Luther King Jr. looks into a bible. Ebenezer Baptist Church and its interiors are seen, where Martin Luther King Jr. preaches. Exterior view of a Woolworths store where African Americans in protest sit at a segregated lunch counter at Woolworth store and wait to be served, in a non-violent demonstration. People pass through doors. Men moving on a road are stopped by a policeman. He stands with other policemen. The civil rights demonstrators stop and pray together. They are then directed to a waiting police paddy wagon van for arrest. Policeman hits a African American man. African Americans are put in police paddy wagons. Policemen detain African American demonstrators during a march and use dogs in rounding up demonstrators. Fire truck arrives during a protest and firemen spray fire hoses at African American demonstrators on May 7, 1963 in Birmingham Alabama during the Birmingham Campaign or movement. High powered fire hoses spraying water at demonstrators. Police chasing and detaining demonstrators in a crowd during a black civil rights demonstration. Martin Luther King Jr. leaving a courthouse, his wife by his side. He walks down the steps where a reporter asks him, "Dr. King how long do you expect to stay in jail". King replies "I'm under orders to keep walking."

Date: 1963
Duration: 10 min 25 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675024048