American President Woodrow Wilson in France. President Wilson and Mrs Wilson arrive at the Palace of Versailles during the signing of Peace Treaty between Germany and the Allies at the end of World War I. French Premier Georges Clemenceau tips his hat before he gets into the building. Delegates assembled in the Hall of Mirrors for the signing of the treaty. Premier Clemenceau opens the assembly and addresses the delegates. President Wilson, U.S. Secretary of State Robert Lansing, chief advisor to President Wilson Colonel E. M. House, U.S. diplomat Henry White and Lieutenant General Tasker H. Bliss walk up to the table to sign the Peace Treaty.
Signing of Treaty of Versailles in Paris, France. Soldiers guard the Palace of Versailles. Allied and German representatives arrive at the palace and get off their cars. Representatives being greeted by French officers as they enter the palace to discuss the terms of the peace treaty. Arrival of Georges Clemenceau and he exits car. British Prime Minister David Lloyd George arrives next. Marshal Ferdinand Foch reviews troops. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson arrives at the palace, exits car, removes his top hat, and extends his hand to greet officials.
Events during the Paris Peace Conference. The French troops march and take positions. Arrival of dignitaries in motor cars at Trianon Palace Hotel (1 Bd de la Reine, 78000 Versailles, France) in Versailles, France. The event marks the handling of Peace Treaty to the German delegates. Guards assist delegates upon their arrival. French Marshal Ferdinand Foch arrives. Marshal Foch inspects the French Guard of Honor.
The Paris Peace Conference at the palace hall in Versailles,France. Shows people gathered in large numbers. American and British delegates seated on table sign the Treaty of Versailles.
United States Army Air Service (USAAS) 94th Fighter Squadron in France during World War 1. Lt Eddie Rickenbacker seated in the cockpit of a 94th Squadron Nieuport 28c.1fighter #12, as a ground crewman turns a propeller and the engine starts. The squadron's "Hat in Ring" logo is painted on the fuselage. Jump to October 1918 - Captain J. A. Meissner seated in the cockpit of a SPAD S.XIIIc.1 fighter. April 1918: Lieutenant Edwin Green seated in the cockpit of a Nieuport 28c.1 which starts to taxi. Another Nieuport takes off and climbs. Forward to October 1918 - Captain J. A. Meissner seated in the cockpit turns around and points towards the ground. A mock dogfight between two WW I bi-winged aircraft. American Army aviator Captain Eddie Rickenbacker seated in the cockpit of a USAAS Dayton-Wright DH-4 bomber looks back and waves. Aircraft is in flight. Aerial views of the ground showing a coastline below. The aircraft climbing over the clouds. Captain J.A. Meissner seated in the cockpit of an airborne aircraft. Captain Rickenbacker in his SPAD S.XIII fighter #1 in flight over the clouds. (Note: This is a segment of a longer film described in Eddie Rickenbacker's 1919 book, "Fighting the Flying Circus." It was filmed by Capt.Cooper of the U.S. Army Signal Corps from October 18th - 21st, 1918, and contained reenactments of air combat, some of it with a captured German Hanover C.III observation plane.) (WWI,WW1, World War One, First World War)
United States President Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy board a helicopter on the lawn of the White House (1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20500, United States). The helicopter takes off with the Washington Monument in the background. President Reagan along with his wife disembark from aircraft in Paris. President Reagan holds an umbrella while he descends from the airstair with Nancy Reagan. President Reagan visits the Élysée Palace (55 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris, France). French troops in uniform stand along with French President Mitterrand to welcome the United States President. Members of the Economic Summit receive a red-carpet welcome at the Palace of Versailles (Place d'Armes, 78000 Versailles, France). British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is seen, along with German Chancellor Helmut Kohl and Japanese Prime Minister Suzuki Zenkō. United States Secretary of the Treasury Donald Regan speaks before the assembly. A gala dinner and dance are held in the evening, ending with fireworks.
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