Vehicle traffic in front of Arc De Triomphe in Paris. People at the Paris Airport. Military Airlift Command aircraft lands. People gather to welcome the dignitaries. U.S. delegation led by Ambassador at Large Averell Harriman disembarks the Military Airlift Command aircraft and they are welcomed by people of Paris. Sargent Shriver also seen with Harriman. Media persons on the airport. Soldiers receive the dignitaries. Harriman addresses group from microphone and talks about the peace talks. Police officers stand outside the Majestic Hotel. North Vietnamese delegation led by Xuan Thuy comes out of the hotel and enters a Citroen car. Media persons records the event. Officials arrive at discussions at the Centre de Conferences Internationales. Gathered for a photo opportunity, U.S. Secretary of State William Rogers and Xuan Thuy greet each other. Arrival of Averell Harriman's contingent at the talks in a Cadillac limousine. Averell Harriman and William Rogers together for photographers, and then exiting the building and reentering the limousine.
Landmarks in Paris, France. Traffic near the Arc De Triomphe (Pl. Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France) in Avenue Champs-Élysées. People cross the street. Woman stands at a square. Street sign points to the direction of Rue Montrosier and Rue Charles Laffitte at Neuilly-sur-Seine. Traffic police officer helps her to cross the street. A woman and a man stand at Tuileries Garden (Pl. de la Concorde, 75001 Paris, France) and another man takes their picture with a camera. Sculpture in the background.
An American football match played between the U.S. Army and Notre Dame at Yankee Stadium in New York. U.S. cadets march and enter the stadium. General Henry H Arnold inspects the troops. Spectators at the Yankee Stadium. Man on a horse. Policeman controls the crowd. The match begins. The cadets score repeatedly. Soldiers and spectators clap and cheer. Army beats Notre Dame by 59-0. (World War II period).
German prisoners taken to Bizerte and vehicles loaded with prisoners during the Tunisian Campaign in World War 2. Faces of German prisoners many of them stand and seated. German prisoners along with their luggage move into the compound. Around 2000 Prisoners of War taken or voluntarily having turned themselves into Military Police (MP). Prisoners relax themselves and talk. After a break they march forward. Roads filled with vehicles loaded with German prisoners. Prisoners on car, jeeps and trucks. A U.S. vehicle reads 'Hell's-half Acre'. Vehicles loaded with German prisoners. U.S. officer keeps a watch on the prisoners. Officer drinks.
Film shows early sailing ships near New Amsterdam and the initial layout of the city. Scene transitions to larger later map of the city. Numerous views of illustrated 17th century sailing ships in various conditions including severe storms at sea. Deck plan of a slave ship with maximum number of occupants shown in extreme close quarters. Ship deck filled with persons immigrating to America. American harbors filled with sailing ships. A skirmish at outset of American Revolution. Scene of American frontier wilderness with images of plow and flintlock rifle overlaid on it. Settlers traveling on river in a barge. The Boston massacre of March 5, 1770. City policemen subduing rioters. Settlers heading west in wagons. Immigrants leaving foreign shore board a ship. View of them on deck of the ship to America. New York City waterfront in 19th Century with sailing ships lined up side-by-side and pier clogged with cargoes. Workers on construction project using makeshift wooden plank bridges to traverse stream and work at the job site. Views of various building tradesmen engaged in construction project. View of city harbor filled with ships, now including some steam ships, and many substantial buildings.
President De Gaulle speaking with Lady Bird Johnson and then shaking hands with Golda Meir, Foreign Minister of Israel. A translator from the U.S. State Department assists in the conversations. A French language interpreter of the State Department with the French President and First Lady. De Gaulle moves through the large room, shakes hands with the Foreign Minister of Israel Golda Meir. The French Ambassador in Washington is present at the event. Dignitaries served refreshments in the State Dining Room adjacent to the Jefferson Room. Policemen and civilians crowd outside the doors of a hall.
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