DEDICATION OF EQUESTRIAN STATUES FOR THE ARLINGTON MEMORIAL BRIDGE Part 1

Description

Summary: LS, at the bridge, showing the statues in bg. covered with flags. Car drives up, the Pres arrives, walks over to greet notables. MLS, De Gasperi getting out of car being greeted. With the party, is Italian Ambassador, Tarchiani. MS, Pres Harry S Truman presenting De Gasperi to Oscar Champman (?). Brief LS, of audience, showing cameramen on the stand in bg. LS, of grandstand. Shot, over heads of audience, RV. Pan Shot, movie and television cameramen (civilians). LS, Acheson speaks. Cut to, reporters in the audience making notes. LS, RA, De Gasperi speaking. LS, one of the groups of statues unveiled. Pan, spectators applauding. LS, Pres. Truman speaking. Another angle, of the Pres speaking. In the bg can be seen the unveiled statues. Cut to auience standing up and starting to applaud. MS, Pan, as the Pres leaves the stand. De Gasperi talking directly to the camera. Civilians and still cameramen taking pictures. De Gasperi getting into car. CU, Great Seal of the United States in front of stand. LS, of the place where the ceremony was held. It is almost entirely cleared. GEN VANDENBURG PRESENTS DSM, VANDENBURG OFFICE.: Washington, DC: 08/31/1951: MLSs, MS, General Hoyt S Vandenburg, Air Force Chief of Staff, presents DSM to Lt Gen Richard E Nugent, Deputy Chief of Staff. MCU, Vandenburg and Nugent shake hands. CU, Nugent wearing medal. CU, Vandenburg. MCU, Maj Gen Harold M McClelland, Director Communications and Electronics for the Joint Chief of Staffs, receives DSM. CU, Gen McClelland. SWEARING IN OF NEW SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.: The Pentagon, Washington, DC: MLSs, MS, Robert A Lovett being sworn in as Secretary of Defense before General George Marshall and family. He shakes hands with the general. CU, Sec Lovett. MCU, Lovett and Gen Marshall shaking hands. MLS, room filled with people congratulating new Secretary. Mrs Anna Rosenberg in view. MCU, Lovett and another man. ARMY'S NEW CHIEF OF NURSES IS SWORN IN, OFFICE OF SURGEON GENERAL.: Wash, DC: 08/20/1951: MS, Col Ruby F Bryant of Emmerton, Va., is sworn in as Chief of the Army's Nurse Corps by Lt Col Gerard J Sheehan. Looking on are Major Gen George E Armstrong Surgeon General, and Col Mary G Phillips, retiring Nurse Chief. MCU, Col Bryant being congratulated. CU, Col Phillips. CU, Col Bryant. CU, Gen Sheenhan. CU, Gen Armstrong. MS, MCU, General Armstrong pins Eagles on Col Bryant's uniform. MS, MCU, hand shakes and swearing in ceremony again. GENERAL JEAN DE LATTRE DE TASSIGNY VISITS THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER.: Arlington, Va.: 09/20/1951: 47': MLS, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with sailors on guard. LSs, General de Lattre and party enter amphitheatre. MSs, sailors. LS, MLSs, General and party entering. MLSs, flowers brought forward. MSs, Gen de Lattre places wreath on tomb, goes back and salutes. LS, the ceremonies. MS, General. MS, de Lattre poses with wreath at tomb. MCU, soldiers at attention. LS, General leaves. ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER DE GASPERI VISITS SEC OF DEFENSE ROBT A LOVETT.: Washington, DC: 09/26/1951: MS, MCU, Alberto Tarchiani, Italian Ambassador to US; Sec Lovett; and Mr De Gasperi. MCU, Lovett and De Gasperi shake hands. CU, De Gasperi. Pan to Lovett. CU, Ambassador Tarchiani. MCU, Ambassador Tarchiani and Sec Lovett. CU, De Gasperi. MS, the three men exit.

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities