Historic Political Addresses

Vintage footage of significant political speeches and hearings involving key figures discussing civil rights and military decisions, set in historical contexts.

WASHINGTON DC - 1953 - In his inaugural address, President Eisenhower connects the importance of faith with freedom.

Defense Secretary Robert McNamara conference on Cuba Missile Crisis

JosÈ Calvo Sotelo, 1st Duke of Calvo Sotelo (6 May 1893 ñ 13 July 1936). Spanish politician prior to and during the Second Spanish Republic. His murder by a unit of the urban police force known as the Assault Guard and several socialist (PSOE/UGT) activists contributed greatly to precipitate the Spanish Civil War,

Halifax Signs For Britain -- The Earl of Halifax (seated), British ambassador to the U.S., signs the United Nations Security chapter here today as other members of the delegation look on Standing (L-R) Parker Hart, U.S. state department Col. D.Capel Dunn, C.K. Webster, H.M.G. Jebb, N.M. Buler. (Photo by AP Wirephoto). July 23, 1945. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Photographs Relating to the Minor Nuremberg Trials

Photographs Relating to the Minor Nuremberg Trials

Anefo photo collection. Practice Nuremberg. December 4, 1945. Nuremberg

Photographs Relating to the Minor Nuremberg Trials

Left to right, Dean Rusk, US Secretary of State (1961-1969), Lyndon Baines Johnson, US President (1963-1969) and Robert McNamara, US Secretary of Defense (1961-1968) confer in the White House Cabinet Rooom, February 1968, at the height of the Tet Offensive in Vietnam (30 January - 28 March, 1968).

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Rear Admiral F H Pegram, CB, DSO Fourth Sea Lord at the Admiralty, sat at his desk.

Franz Josef Strauss at a conference with Bundeswehr military personnel in the Ruhr area in 1965. Franz Josef Strauss (1st from left) Heinz Kuehn (2nd from right), Germany, Europe

Photographs Relating to the Minor Nuremberg Trials

CAPT. Leo B. McCuddin, USN (covered) CO, USS RANGER (CV-61), 1965-1966. Country: Unknown

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