HARRY S TRUMAN SIGNS TRUMAN DOCTRINE BILL Part 2

Description

Summary: MSs, CUs, the President signing the bill. Cut-ins, newspaper photographer snapping pictures. SOVIETS REACH AMERICA.: 1920. Amphibian plane floating off the coast. CUs, the plane "Land of Soviets". Captain of US Coast Guard greets the fliers aboard vessel. MSs, three of the fliers with dog mascot. At Oakland Calif, plane lands at airstrip. Crowds carry the fliers on their shoulders. The fliers pose with California Mayor Davy of Oakland. Russian plane in flight. The plane landing at ax an unidentified airfield in NY. Crowds rushing across the field to greet the fliers. Russian flyer places US and Soviet flags on the plane. Plane is pulled into hangar. Plane flying over Arctic wastes. Shots of the Russian plane at Vancouver, Wash. MSs, the crew in the Arctic. Supplies for the flight are stacked. CUs, unidentified bearded Russian. SECRETARY FOR THE AIR FORCE IS SWORN IN.: Washington DC: 1948. Scenes of the swearing in ceremony. MS, Secretaries Kenneth C Royall, James V Forrestal, John L Sullivan and W Stuart Symington. Chief Justice Frederick M Vinson swears in the new Air Secretary Mr Symington. Secretary is congratulated by Mr Sullivan and Royall. CU, Symington, hand upraised.

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities