General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. Launching of USS California

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General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. Launching of USS California

1971

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This film shows spectators and yard workers as they stood in the rain in the Newport News shipyard. Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) John Chafee; Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Admiral Hyman Rickover, retired; First Lady Pat Nixon, the ship's sponsor; and Mr. L. C. Ackerman, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company are seen on the speaker's stand. Mrs. Nixon is shown as she broke a champagne bottle over the bow and received a hug from Mr. Ackerman. The guided missile frigate the USS California (DLGN-36) is seen as it slid down the ways. Several tug boats are seen in the water.

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Rickover, Hyman George , 1900-1986

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Hyman George Rickover (January 27, 1900 – July 8, 1986) was an Admiral in the U.S. Navy. He directed the original development of naval nuclear propulsion and controlled its operations for three decades as director of the U.S. Naval Reactors office. In addition, he oversaw the development of the Shippingport Atomic Power Station, the world's first commercial pressurized water reactor used for generating electricity. Rickover is also one of four people who have been awarded two Congressional Gold ...

Chafee, John H., 1922-1999

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Politician, lawyer, U.S. Marine officer. Republican John H. Chafee, a combat veteran of World War II and the Korean War, served Rhode Island as State Representative (1957-62), Governor (1963-68), and U.S. Senator (1977-99). He also served as U.S. Secretary of the Navy during the Nixon administration (1969-72). From the description of Papers, 1962-1976. (University of Rhode Island Library, Kingston). WorldCat record id: 47440286 ...

Nixon, Pat, 1912-1993

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