Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Historical Films. 1914 - 1936. THE RETURN OF PRESIDENT WILSON FROM FIRST TRIP TO FRANCE, FEBRUARY 15-27, 1919

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Historical Films. 1914 - 1936. THE RETURN OF PRESIDENT WILSON FROM FIRST TRIP TO FRANCE, FEBRUARY 15-27, 1919

1936

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Reel 1, Pres. and Mrs. Wilson detrain at Brest, France, and are greeted by Charles M. Schwab, French Adm. Moreau, Gen. Helmick, and Gen. Smedley Butler. The Wilsons board a lighter and transfer to the liner George Washington in the harbor. Shows rope-climbing, boxing, and wrestling contests on the liner. The Presidential party transfers to a lighter in Boston harbor. Wilson greets the reception committee on the pier. Reel 2, Wilson leads a parade in Washington, D.C.

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