| Glory Of Easter: Feast Day Marked Around The World | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1722 |
| Catalog #: | 429607 | |
| Clip Number: | 429607-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 037-026-03 | |
| Timecode: | 00:11:28 - 00:12:57 | |
| Location: | Various | |
| Year Shot: | 1964 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | HOLIDAYS: Easter LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Italy, Rome, Vatican City ( Holy See ) LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA PERSONALITIES: Johnson, Lady Bird (Claudia Alta Taylor) PERSONALITIES: Johnson, Lyndon Baines (LBJ) PERSONALITIES: Pope Paul VI (Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini) RELIGION: Christianity Misc | |
| Description: | The most glorious day on the Christian calendar - Easter - is celebrated around the world from Vatican City to remote towns and villages. Easter sunrise services are held in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. Pope Paul VI gave an unprecedented Easter blessing "Urbi et orbi" to the world...embracing atheists and agnostics as well as believers. Services for the Unknown heroes are held in Washington. Thousands visit the grave of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Thousands of people gather in the Hollywood Bowl for sunrise services to mark the resurrection of the Lord. Aerial shot - Throngs of believers outside the church wearing their best Easter dress. MS - Tourist at Rockefeller Center taking pictures of the flowers. MS - St. Peters at Vatican City the Pope gives his blessings. CUS - Christians inside St. Peter's taking part in the Easter Mass. MS - President and Mrs. Lady Bird Johnson attend services at St Barnabas, Episcopal Church in Texas. CUS - The Pastor of St. Barnabas, President Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson. MS - In Washington, DC the tomb of the Unknown Soldier is the theme for another sun-rise service for the hero's who fell in battle. MS - Throngs of people file pass the grave of President John F. Kennedy. | |
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