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United States Government Agencies Collection
USG-01-20
Motion picture covering the visit of Prime Minister A. Milton Obote of Uganda to the United States (narration throughout the film). Prime Minister Obote and other Ugandan officials arrive by plane. Assistant U.S. Secretary of State G. Mennen Williams makes remarks greeting the Prime Minister and his party at the airport, and the Prime Minister also makes remarks; U.S. Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke is also present to greet the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister visits the White House, Washington, D.C., and meets President John F. Kennedy in the White House Cabinet Room. At Blair House, the Prime Minister stands with Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy outside and discusses Uganda with the press inside. The Prime Minister visits the Lincoln Memorial. At the United Nations (UN) in New York the Prime Minister observes the raising of Uganda's flag and addresses the UN General Assembly. Source: United States Information Agency (USIA); Onscreen credit reads: "Presented by United States Information Service" (USIS). Produced by: Hearst Metrotone Productions. Received from Paul Fisher, White House, 9/18/64.
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United States Government Agencies Collection
USG-01-07
Motion picture covering President John F. Kennedy's address at the commencement ceremony for American University held at the John M. Reeves Athletic Center in Washington, D.C., on June 10, 1963. See "Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, John F. Kennedy, 1963: Item 232." This is an edited production, and portions of President Kennedy’s address are omitted. Footage of President Kennedy delivering his remarks is edited together with B-roll footage. In his speech President Kennedy asks the graduates to re-examine their attitudes towards peace, the Soviet Union, and the Cold War. The President also announces that he, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan have agreed to hold discussions concerning a comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty. Finally, he explains that the United States will not conduct atmospheric nuclear tests on the condition that other countries uphold this same promise. Source: United States Information Agency (USIA); Onscreen credit reads: "Presented by United States Information Service" (USIS). Produced by: Vision Associates. Onscreen credit reads: “Selected Photographs from The Family of Man by courtesy of The Museum of Modern Art, New York.”