General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. CNO CHANGE OF COMMAND Annapolis, Maryland

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General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. CNO CHANGE OF COMMAND Annapolis, Maryland

1961

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1) MS Out over heads of the guests to stage and podium as the VIPs arrive, such as ADM ARLEIGH BURKE, ADM GEORGE ANDERSON and other high-ranking officers and an unidentified civilian; officer steps up to podium, addresses the crowd; this is the chaplain; men remove their hats. G2) MS Chaplain giving the invocation from the podium on the stage; this is at the Naval Academy; invocation over, the chaplain leaves the podium; another officer steps up to the podium, addresses the crowd, steps back away from the podium; ADM BURKE and the unidentified officer come to the salute; man in the civilian clothing on the stage at left appears to be SECNAV CONNALLY; this is a long salute and believed to be made during the National Anthem; officers come down from the salute; unidentified officer again steps up to the podium to address the crowd; crowd seats themselves as the Change of Command ceremony goes into full swing; officer introduces SECNAV CONNALLY, who steps up to the podium; SECNAV dressed in summer suit, white; SECNAV commences to address the crowd in the hall; SECNAV CONNALLY continues his speech; appears to be warm in large hall; distinguished guests are fanning themselves in fg. F3) MS SECNAV CONNALLY leaving podium, seating himself; ADM BURKE, CNO steps up to podium to address crowd and read his orders as being relieved of CNO to be taken over by ADM GEO ANDERSON. G

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