| THE NEW UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR The New American Ambassador goes to the Palace to hand over his credentials. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5503 |
| Catalog #: | 183143 | |
| Clip Number: | 183143-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 33/42 | |
| Timecode: | 01:36:01 - 01:37:59 | |
| Location: | London, England. | |
| Year Shot: | 1933 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEREMONIES: State INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: Diplomacy INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: Embassies/Consulates LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London | |
| Description: | “London. The New United States Ambassador. Mr. Bingham and his suite go in semi-state coaches to present Letters of Credence to the King.” London. Judge Robert Worth Bingham, the new US Ambassador to the Court of St. James comes out of the America Embassy. He poses for the cameras and puts on his top hat. He is accompanied by Major General Sir John Hanbury Williams, of the Diplomatic Corps. They climb into a coach. Shots of the semi-state coach before it leaves. We see military attaches from the US climbing in to a following coach. The coaches leave on their journey to Buckingham Palace. Various shots from the journey. SV of the Ambassador being interviewed. He says he will be going to the Derby. [Robert Worth Bingham, born Nov. 8, 1871 (Orange County, NC), died Dec 18, 1937 (Baltimore, MD). Mayor of Louisville, KY and publisher of Louisville Courier-Journal. Ambassador to Great Britain 1933-1937. Succeeded by Joseph P. Kennedy in 1938.] | |
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