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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.
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Attorney Gen. Robert H. Jackson, speaking into a Dictaphone on July 12, 1940. Dictaphones were voice recording devices invented in the 1880. Until the late 1940s, they used wax cylinders for voice recording. Robert H. Jackson, was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1941. (BSLOC_2015_14_16)
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Photographs Relating to the Minor Nuremberg Trials
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First Inaugural Salute to the President Dinner, Washington, D.C., National Guard Armory, 6:45PM. President John F. Kennedy speaks at First Inaugural Salute to the President dinner commemorating the anniversary of the President's inauguration. National Guard Armory, Washington, D.C.
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FRANCO BAHAMONDE, FRANCISCO MILITAR Y POLITICO ESPA¿OL. EL FERROL 1892-1975. JEFE DE ESTADO ESPA¿OL 1937-1975 SALIDA DEL HOSPITAL EL 3-8-1974.
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Photographs Relating to the Minor Nuremberg Trials
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DA-SN-85-11295. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Retired Vice Admiral Hyman G. Rickover attends the commissioning ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS HYMAN G. RICKOVER (SSN 709) at General Dynamics Electric Boat Division. Seated in the background is Lieutenant Commander James M. Leone, Chaplain Corps. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Peng Dehuai (Peng Te-huai; simplified Chinese: 德怀; traditional Chinese: 德懷; pinyin: Péng Déhuái; Wade-Giles: P'eng2 Te2-huai2) (October 24, 1898 - November 29, 1974) was a prominent Chinese Communist military leader, and served as China's Defense Minister from 1954 to 1959. Peng was born into a poor peasant family, and received several years of primary education before his family's poverty forced him to suspend his education at the age of ten, and to work for several years as a manual laborer. When he was sixteen, Peng became a professional soldier. Peng participated in the Northern Expedition, and supported Wang Jingwei's attempt to form a left-leaning Kuomintang government based in Wuhan. After Wang was defeated, Peng briefly rejoined Chiang Kai-shek's forces before joining the Chinese Communist Party, allying himself with Mao Zedong and Zhu De. Peng was one of the few senior military leaders who supported Mao's suggestions to involve China directly in the 1950-1953 Korean War, and
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Anefo photo collection. Treatment of the Second Chamber Defenseota; Nr. 5 Presence and Van der Stoel (R), no. 6, 7 Minister of Prince (headers). September 25, 1974
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Anefo photo collection. Defense note treatment in the Second Chamber; A. Ploeg (v Defense Specialist) (head). September 24, 1974
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Russia, Saint Petersburg, Kronverksky Island, Artillery Museum, interior, posters for exhibit on M.T. Kalashnikov, inventor of the AK-47 rifle