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Military Newsreels: 1944 - Issue 42
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keywords: henry kaiser, liberty ship ss benjamin warner, vice-president henry wallace, chiang kai-shek, un monetary conference, treasury secretary morgenthau, general charles de gaulle, president franklin d. roosevelt
Synopsis: Last Liberty Ship On Pacific Coast Launched, Vice President Henry Wallace Meets Chiang Kai-Shek, U.N. Monetary Conference Bretton Woods New Hampshire, French General Charles De Gaulle Visits Washington D.C...(read more)
- Date: 1944
- Duration: 00:08:52
- Sound: Yes
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: United States
Last Liberty Ship On Pacific Coast Launched
Henry Kaiser witnesses the launching of the last liberty ship to be built on the Pacific Coast. The SS Benjamin Warner stands ready to be launched at the Richmond, California shipyard. Shows the ship sliding down the ways after being christened by a bottle of Champaign.
Vice President Henry Wallace Meets Chiang Kai-Shek
Vice President Henry Wallace meets Chiang Kai-shek in Chungking. Plays volleyball with U.S. soldiers and inspects a Chinese orphanage with Madame Chiang.
U.N. Monetary Conference Bretton Woods New Hampshire
Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau opens the U.N. Monetary Conference at Bretton Woods, New Hampshire.
French General Charles De Gaulle Visits Washington D.C.
General de Gaulle is met at the Washington, D.C. airport by General Marshall, Admiral King, and General Arnold. President Roosevelt two military aids General Watson and Admiral Brown also greets the visitor. President Roosevelt, Alice Roosevelt the President’s daughter, Cordell Hull, Harold Ickes, James Forrestal greet de Gaulle at the White House. General de Gaulle places a wreath on the Tome of the Unknown Soldier. General de Gaulle speaks to the American people from City Hall in New York City.
