Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. SECRETARY OF DENFENSE MCNAMARA'S ARRIVAL AT SAIGON, TAN SON NHUT AIR TERMINAL, VIETNAM

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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. SECRETARY OF DENFENSE MCNAMARA'S ARRIVAL AT SAIGON, TAN SON NHUT AIR TERMINAL, VIETNAM

1965

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Coverage of Secy.. of Def Robert S. McNamara, USA Gen Earle G. Wheeler, Chairman JCofS, newly appointed Ambassador to Saigon, Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. and party alighting from MATS C-135B, being greeted by USA Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor (RET) and VIP's in news conference in the terminal. 1) Scenes of MATS C-135B taxiing in, ramp roll up, Secy. McNamara, Gen. Wheeler and Amb. Lodge alighting and being greeted by Gen. Taylor. 2) Shows Secy. McNamara and Gen. Taylor entering terminal. 3) INT scenes of the news conference with gen. Taylor, Secy. McNamara, Gen. Wheeler and Amb. Lodge. 4) Shows Vietnamese military honor guard. 5) VIP's leaving terminal. 6) USAF honor guard saluting.

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Wheeler, Earle G. (Earle Gilmore), 1908-1975

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General Earle G. Wheeler was born in 1908; served in the District of Columbia National Guard (1924-1928); graduated from the United States Military Academy (1932); attended the Infantry School (1937). Participated in the Rhineland and Central Europe campaigns on World War II (WII). He died in 1975. From the description of The Earle G. Wheeler papers, 1957-1975. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 47101991 Earle Gilmore Wheeler (1908-1975) was born in Washingto...

McNamara, Robert S., 1916-2009

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U.S. secretary of defense, president of World Bank, and corporate executive. Full name: Robert Strange McNamara. From the description of Robert S. McNamara papers, 1934-2009 (bulk 1968-2005). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71132706 Robert Strange McNamara (b. 1916) was a business executive and Secretary of Defense during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. During World War II he worked on the deployment of the B-29 bomber, and served in the Army Air Forces in India, Chi...

Taylor, Maxwell D. (Maxwell Davenport), 1901-1987

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Maxwell Davenport Taylor (August 26, 1901 – April 19, 1987) was a senior United States Army officer and diplomat of the mid-20th century.[1] He served with distinction in World War II, most notably as commander of the 101st Airborne Division, nicknamed "The Screaming Eagles." After the war, he served as the fifth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, having been appointed by President John F. Kennedy. He is the father of biographer and historian John Maxwell Taylor and of military historian ...

Lodge, Henry Cabot, Jr., 1902-1985

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U.S. representative to the United Nations. From the description of Correspondence 1957. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 50307057 United States Senator and ambassador. From the description of Henry Cabot Lodge letter to Harriet L. White [manuscript], 1960 August 8. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 466876849 Henry Cabot Lodge (1902-1985) was a journalist, U.S. Senator, and diplomat, and the grandson of statesman Henry Cabot Lodge,...