| New Officers Commissioned | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1685 |
| Catalog #: | 363921 | |
| Clip Number: | 363921-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 034-047-01 | |
| Timecode: | 00:38:43 - 00:41:43 | |
| Location: | West Point, Virginia | |
| Year Shot: | 1961 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEREMONIES: Graduations EDUCATION & SCHOOLS: Military LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, West Virginia PERSONALITIES: Johnson, Lyndon Baines (LBJ) PERSONALITIES: Kennedy, John F ( JFK ) | |
| Description: | New Officers Commissioned Vice-president Lyndon Johnson addresses 534 cadets who graduate from the military academy at West Point. He exhorts them to battle for human rights as they all become second lieutenants. West Point Graduation ceremony. Vice-President Johnson speaks at podium, with American flag hung behind him. Graduates receiving diplomas. Graduates tossing hats after ceremony. At Annapolis, graduating midshipmen are addressed by an old navy man- President John F. Kennedy. President Kennedy speaks at ceremony. Tossing their hats after three cheers. He tells the 784 new ensigns that he rose from his naval rank to commander in chief by skirting a navy rule. | |
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