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Past and present views of the White house and American presidents in United States

View of the North side of The White House. President Calvin Coolidge works at his desk and writes during his tenure in the 1920s. Next scene shows close up view of President Herbert Hoover addressing people at a microphone on an outdoor stage, with his speech carried on radio. View of President Franklin Roosevelt speaking while seated at a desk in the White House. President Harry S Truman seated at a desk in the White House and preparing to deliver a televised address. President Dwight D Eisenhower addressing a press conference in the White House. View of people visiting North Portico area of White House in the 1950s after the White House renovation. View of the extended West Wing of the White House. Man arranges notepads in conference room of West Wing of the White house before a meeting. Chair of the American President flanked by United States Flag and flag of the seal of the President. View of the Oval Office.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1960
Duration: 2 min 2 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675025541
General Douglas MacArthur settles dispute between the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) and the National Collegate Athletic Association (NCAA).

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.

Location: Los Angeles California USA
Date: 1963, January 21
Duration: 1 min 30 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675039144
The December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, as filmed from Japanese aircraft

Scenes filmed from attacking Japanese aircraft during the attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. View from Japanese aircraft strafing and bombing U.S. aircraft and hangars on the ground at Ford Island. Japanese Nakajima B5N (Kate) tail number 229, seen flying past the camera plane. Smoke rising from the ground below. White plumes erupt from torpedoes striking U.S. ships on opposite side of Ford Island. Japanese-captioned still photographs: Of heavy black smoke rising from bombed fuel tanks; Of a torpedo hitting the USS West Virginia; of other ships on battleship row, including the USS Nevada, Arizona, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Maryland, and California. (World War II period).

Location: Pearl Harbor Hawaii USA
Date: 1941, December 7
Duration: 1 min 13 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Japanese
Clip: 65675041079
U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt and Secretary of State Hull meet in the Summer White House in Warm Springs, Georgia, U.S.

U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt and Secretary of State Cordell Hull confer in the Summer White House in Warm Springs, Georgia. U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt and Secretary of State Cordell Hull seated on chairs outside the Summer White House in Warm Springs. The officials confer. The officials shake hands and smile. The President signs on the report of the results of London Economic Conference. The Secretary of State seated beside him.

Location: Warm Springs Georgia USA
Date: 1933, August 7
Duration: 43 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675054998
Men work for the construction of western railroad lines in the United States and affect of railroad growth on Merchant Marines.

The legislative and maritime history of the U.S. Merchant Marines. Western railroad lines under construction in the United States. Groups of men driving in railroad ties for western railroad expansion in 1800s. Horse drawn wagons carry equipment for railroad construction. Men work constructing railroads. A gusher oil well spraying oil. View of a port area with many idle tall sailing ships and merchant vessels docked in the harbor, seemingly replaced by railroads as chief method of transporting goods. Close up of a masthead of a woman on one of the sailing ships. Reduction in the number of ships because of inadequate financial assistance by the government. Actor portrayal of ironclad ship ramming a wooden tall sailing ship during Civil War. U.S. military forces unload foreign-bought ships during Spanish American War of 1898. U.S. soldiers unload supplies and bring them ashore on beaches of Cuba. View of paddle wheel steam ship named "City of Memphis" steaming on Mississippi River. Smoke from the stacks of the ship. Tug boats push massive freight loads along a waterway in the United States. Men on the deck of a ship that is cutting through ice during spring thaw on the Great Lakes. Ship passing through lock of a domestic U.S. canal. View from inside the wheel house a large domestic waterway ship in the United States.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1942
Duration: 2 min 37 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675062735
John William Davis, Democratic Presidential Nominee, campaigns in hometown of Clarksburg, West Virginia

Democratic Presidential nominee, John W. Davis, receives tumultous reception in his home town of Clarksburg, West Virginia. Well-wishers jam the streets, bunting is hung on building, and a brass band plays. An open automobile, carrying the Presidential nominee, proceeds slowly through mass of spectators. Davis stands in the car, waves at the crowd, and shakes hand with spectators. Later, he wipes his face with a hankerchief, as he stands with his wife, Ellen G. (Bassel) Davis, on the balcony of a house. Crowd cheers him. One holds sign reading: "West Virginia." Mr. and Mrs. Davis pose for photograph. Mrs. Davis holds bouquet of flowers. Nominee Davis speaks from a podium. Banner on podium displays official motto of West Virginia: "Montani Semper Liberi" (Mountaineers are always free). American flags are massed behind him.

Location: Clarksburg West Virginia United States USA
Date: 1924, August
Duration: 1 min 31 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675054382
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