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Navy Day Celebrations In New York
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keywords: post-wwii, new york city harbor, navy day, launching aircraft carrier franklin d. roosevelt, president harry s. truman speech, naval presidential 21-gun salute
Synopsis: Navy Day celebration in New York City with scenes of a U.S. Naval Fleet in the Hudson River, the launching of the Aircraft Carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt, President Harry S. Truman delivers a Foreign Policy speech and the Navy delivers a Presidential 21-Gun Salute...(read more)
- Date: 1945
- Duration: 00:06:32
- Sound: Yes
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: United States
Navy Day Celebrations In New York
Navy Day celebrations in New York City in 1945, Low aerial view of U.S. Naval fleet in the Hudson River. The aircraft carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt being launched at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Secretary of The Navy Forrestal and Eleanor Roosevelt is present. Captain Apollo Soucek accepts the ship from the Navy Yard Commandant. President Truman makes the formal dedication. A New York City ticker tape parade and a warm welcome for President Truman. CU of President Truman as he rides in an open car. A million people in Central Park hears President Truman's speech on foreign policy. View of the battleship USS Missouri. President Truman looks at the plaque that marks the spot of the formal surrender of Japan. President Truman boards the USS Renshaw, DD-499 for review of flotilla of ships. Ships fire 21-gun presidential salute as USS Renshaw passes.
- Related Titles:
- Military Newsreels: 1945 - Issue 65
