| News in Brief: Gates New Pentagon Chief. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1666 |
| Catalog #: | 356584 | |
| Clip Number: | 356584-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 032-097-03 | |
| Timecode: | 00:03:28 - 00:04:06 | |
| Location: | Washington, D.C. | |
| Year Shot: | 1959 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | GOVERNMENT: Cabinet / Advisors GOVERNMENT: United States LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Washington D.C. PERSONALITIES: Eisenhower, Dwight (Ike) | |
| Description: | Image quality is not the greatest. News in Brief: Gates New Pentagon Chief. Shortly before his departure, President Dwight D. Eisenhower is present as Thomas Gates is sworn in as new Secretary of Defense, succeeding the outgoing Secretary Neil McElroy. Ike and several other people gather round man who raises right hand and apparently takes an oath. Handshakes. | |
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