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Group of small children gives flowers to First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt on Child Health Day
Group of children walk up to Eleanor Roosevelt as she squats outdoors / group of children standing around her as she holds flowers they have given her / closer shot of little Rita Johnson holding flower and singing to Eleanor / close...
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Eleanor Roosevelt watches as General John Pershing cuts cake at 18th anniversary of the Gray Ladies of the Red Cross, 1936
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, in a flowered dress, white gloves, and a floppy hat, watches while retired General John Pershing cuts cake with a saber / CU the blade cuts the birthday cake, which bears a red cross / MS outdoor seated...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Pres. Franklin Roosevelt rides in open car on rainy day down Pennsylvania Avenue after his second inauguration in Washington, DC
Policemen riding motorcycles as escort / motorcade driving down Pennsylvania Avenue towards White House, Pres. Franklin Roosevelt riding in lead car with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, passing crowds holding umbrellas / close shot of man...
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Birthday Ball in Washington, DC for President Franklin Roosevelt raises money for National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and other guests at Birthday Ball standing next to cake with replica of White House on top / two shots of large US flags hanging in cluster from ceiling of ballroom / overhead shot of guests mingling /...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
President Dwight Eisenhower finishes his first State of the Union Address
Overhead shot of Pres. Dwight Eisenhower standing at podium on rostrum speaking, US Senators and Representatives sitting listening, two movie cameras in foreground during Eisenhower's first State of the Union Address in the House Chamber...
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Pres. Dwight Eisenhower and first lady Mamie walk through honor guard to Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum
WS Line of officers saluting / Front view of President Dwight D Eisenhower and first lady walking through honor guard to museum
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President Dwight D Eisenhower and family arrive in Kansas for an opening event for his presidential library
MS Night shot David Eisenhower, grandson of President Dwight D. Eisenhower pointing toy gun / MS Mamie Eisenhower with grandchildren Anne and Susan Eisenhower / MS girl presents flowers to Mamie Eisenhower, who smiles / MS two...
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Mr. and Mrs. Higgins arrive in Seoul
United States Air Force airplane on tarmac, sign on airstairs "Northwest" / older couple, the Higgins, followed by United States Army officers, deplane / Mrs. Higgins, in a fur stole, greets an older woman who is probably South Korean...
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Madame Chiang Kai-shek, First Lady of Republic of China, arrives in San Francisco for medical treatment
Title "Mme Chiang back in America" superimposed over Madame Chiang Kai-Shek (a/k/a Soong Mei-Ling) stepping out of door of plane with two officials / VS she comes down steps, stops at bottom of steps, is greeted by officials / two shots...
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Tillie Balaban presents Mamie Eisenhower with letter from Mary Lincoln to Queen Victoria thanking her for her condolences on Lincoln's death
Title Card: "Mrs. Lincoln Letter Given to Mrs. Eisenhower" superimposed over First Lady Mamie. Eisenhower and Mrs. Barney (Tillie) Balaban coming out of White House / MS Eisenhower comes outside the White House, followed by Mrs. Barney...
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Pres. Dwight Eisenhower's first state visit to Canada
Title card: "Good Will - Eisenhower's State Visit to Canada" superimposed over President Dwight Eisenhower at lectern during address to Canada's Parliament / President and First Lady Mamie Eisenhower arriving in Canada and being greeted...
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USS Nautilus, the world's first atomic-powered submarine, is christened by Mamie Eisenhower and launched in Groton, CT
Title: "Groton, Conn. - A Sub Launching" superimposed over US flag flying, USS Nautilus in water / WS Nautilus ready for launch as people arrive / PAN people waiting for launch / Angle front view of Nautilus, covered with flags/ CU sign...
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South Korean dead mourned
Title: "South Korea in Tribute to War Dead" superimposed over memorial services to honor South Korean war dead / President Syngman Rhee and his wife Francesca Donner at altar / American commander General Maxwell Taylor on stage / South...
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Camera tours newly renovated White House and French Ambassador presents clock to Pres. Harry Truman
Title: "You're Invited: Let's Visit 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue" superimposed over Ext of newly decorated White House / MS White House with fountains in foreground / Shot from inside as door man opens doors / Ride-in shot from outside into...
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Doctors say Pres. Dwight Eisenhower is fit and can run again, and the Eisenhowers arrive in Georgia for vacation
Title card: "Doctors report: Eisenhower Physically Fit" / [Washington, DC 2/14/1956] Pan press conference given by doctors / MCU Dr. Paul Dudley White (glasses, balding), Boston heart specialist, and James Hagerty, White House press...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
US Senator Robert A. Taft lies in state in the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC
Title card: "Final tribute to Robert A. Taft in Washington" / shot of exterior of US Capitol / overhead shot of Taft's casket with flower son top of it, four US military guards standing around it / floor level shot of casket and guards /...
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Pres. Eisenhower and wife Mamie leave DC for their farm in Gettysburg, PA for 6 weeks of convalescence and also celebrate Mamie's birthday
Title: "Pres. Eisenhower – Denver to Washington to Gettysburg" superimposed over President Dwight Eisenhower and First Lady Mamie Eisenhower down steps of plane in Washington, DC / MPOV toward "Welcome Home IKE" banner over street, US...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Pres. Dwight Eisenhower's first State of the Union address
Title: "Eisenhower Spotlights… A New 'Year of Decision'" superimposed over the dome of the United States Senate / superimposed over people in map of United States "to advance the security, prosperity and well-being of the American...
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Pres. Dwight Eisenhower and First Lady Mamie host a garden party for disabled veterans at the White House in Washington, DC
Card: "Paramount News issue no 82" / title "Spotlight on Washington" superimposed over shot of exterior of White House / title "Eisenhowers hosts to veterans" superimposed over Eisenhower and Mamie standing next to one another in...
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Three former first ladies - Wilson, Roosevelt and Truman - meet to honor their former White House social secretary Edith Helm
Title: "First Meeting…Three Former First Ladies" superimposed over Eleanor Roosevelt, Edith Wilson, Bess Truman, former social secretary Edith Helm who has written book of her experiences, and Harry S Truman / Exterior Woman's National...
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First Lady Mamie Eisenhower celebrates her 60th birthday in Washington, DC
Title "'Happy Birthday to the First Lady'" superimposed over Mamie Eisenhower standing with her mother Elivera Doud on her left and her sister Frances Doud Moore on her right posing for photo opportunity in room in White House / shot of...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Former US President Harry Truman and wife Bess visit Rome
Title: "People You're Reading About" superimposed over newspaper off press / Title Card: "The Trumans In Rome" superimposed over Harry S. Truman, former U.S. President, walking with cane, sightseeing in Rome / MS Truman walking with...
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Members of the National Council of Churches present citation to Pres. Eisenhower; former French Pres. Vincent Auriol visits the White House
Title "Visitors at the White House" superimposed over side view EXT the White House / [5/23/1955] title "Former President of France" superimposed over Pres. Dwight Eisenhower and former French Pres. Vincent Auriol as they exit White...