Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. PRESIDENT KENNEDY VISITS AIR FORCE ACADEMY, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO

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Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. PRESIDENT KENNEDY VISITS AIR FORCE ACADEMY, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO

1963

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Coverage of the arrival and departure of President John F. Kennedy at Peterson Field by VC-137C, delivering the AFA 1963 Graduation Address and touring AFA Chape1. Reel 1 - PRESIDENT KENNEDY VISITS AF ACADEMY. 6' LS high angle & MCU of VG-137C taxiing left -- shows the President a1ighting and being met by Maj Gen Robert H. Warren, USAFA Supt, Gov John A. Love and other VIP's; President inspects AFA honor guard in parade summer dress and boards USMC VH-3A after shaking hands with different military personnel.(Peterson Field) 56' MLS to LS of USMC VH-3A taxing left. 64' Scenes of cadet wing marching onto AFA stadium ground, graduates being seated, undergraduates going up into bleachers and color guard marching up. Shows Gen Curtis E. LeMay, AF CofS, arriving and walking through honor guard to platform, Gen LeMay presenting comission papers to AFA graduates and Brig Gen Robert F. McDermott congratulating cadets -- graduates return to their seats. 173' LS of USMC VH-3A in flight to left behind stadium. 182' LS of Pres Kennedy and Maj Gen Warren alighting from USC VH-3A and going to car. 209' LS FV of AFA stadium with flags flying. 212' Scenes of presidential motorcade pulling into stadium and the President walking through honor guard to platform where he shakes hands with Gen LeMay and Secy of AF Eugene H. Zuckert. 254' MLS of cadets saluting. 259' LS of Pres Kennedy pinning streamer on guidon. 261' MLS of crowd in bleachers. 265' Scenes of cadet presenting plaque to Pres Kennedy; Maj Gen Warren introducing guest speaker and Pres Kennedy delivering the AFA 1963 Graduation Address. 331' Scenes of Pres Kennedy presenting diploma to top graduate and congratulating others, swearing-in oath and ceremonial toss of caps. 380' MCU of Pres Kennedy putting on dark glasses and leaving stadium by car through the Talbott Portal. 399' LS of motorcade driving around cadet area, stopping at AFA Chapel, touring inside the Protestant and Catholic chapels -- Maj Gen Warren, Secy of AF Zuckert and Brig Gen Godfrey T. McHugh among the presidential party leaving the chapel. 460' MS of AFA Chapel. 462' Scenes of police-escorted presidential motorcade leaving Academy, party arriving at Peterson Field, walking through AF honor guard, bidding farewell to Gen John K. Gerhart, CinC NORAD and boarding VC-137C -- intercut with scene of clowd. 5l9' MLS of VC-137C taxiing left. 529' THE END. 534' Total footage in reel.

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LeMay, Curtis E. (Curtis Emerson), 1906-1990

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Curtis Emerson LeMay (November 15, 1906 – October 1, 1990) was an American Air Force general who implemented an effective but controversial strategic bombing campaign in the Pacific theater of World War II. He later served as Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force from 1961 to 1965. LeMay joined the U.S. Army Air Corps, the precursor to the U.S. Air Force, in 1929 while studying civil engineering at Ohio State University. He had risen to the rank of major by the time of Japan's Attack on Pearl ...

Warren, Robert H. (Robert Hamilton), 1917-

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Zuckert, Eugene M., 1911-2000

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McDermott, Robert F., 1920-2006

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Air Force officer. From the description of Reminiscences of Robert Francis McDermott : oral history, 1981. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122411671 Robert F. McDermott was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1920. He graduated from the Boston Latin School in 1937 and attended Norwich University for two years before entering West Point. He graduated West Point in 1943 and served as a fighter pilot in the Zone of Interior until being transferre...

Gerhart, John K. (John Koehler), 1907-1981

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John Koehler Gerhart (1907-1981) was born in Saginaw, Michigan, and graduated from the University of Chicago in 1928 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Philosophy. After graduating from Advanced Flying School at Kelly Field, Texas, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Corps Reserve. He served as a flight test pilot during the 1930s, and graduated from the Air Corps Tactical School in April, 1941. Early in World War II, Gerhart was assigned to the 8th Air Force, and was ...

Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917, to Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy of Brookline, Massachusetts. John Kennedy, the second of nine children, attended Choate Academy (1932-1935), Princeton University (1935-36), Harvard College (1936-40), and Stanford Business School (1941). In 1940, he published a book based on his senior thesis entitled "Why England Slept." The book criticized British policy of Appeasement. In 1941, Kennedy enlisted in the Navy. In August 1943, Kenn...

Love, John A., 1916-2002.

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McHugh, Godfrey T., 1911-

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Godfrey T. McHugh (1911-1997), U.S. Air Force general, was the Deputy Chief Long Range Objectives and Deputy Chief of Staff Plan in Headquarters of the U.S. Air Force from 1960 to 1961, and Air Force Aide to President Kennedy from 1961 to 1963. From the description of McHugh, Godfrey T., 1911-1997 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10570800 ...