Eisenhower returns to Washington, DC

Identifier
irn724398
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2020.209
  • RG-60.7238
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • Pathe News (Producer)
  • Metro Theatre Center Foundation

Scope and Content

Pathe News. Milestones of the Century. "General Ike Comes Home". Arc de Triomphe. General De Gaulle presents Medal of Liberation to General Dwight Eisenhower. Eisenhower returns home and is welcomed by General Marshall in Washington DC. There is a victory parade down Pennsylvania Avenue. Eisenhower addresses Congress. Eisenhower is decorated by President Truman (3:05) Film ends.

Subjects

  • CONGRESS (U.S.)
  • TRUMAN, HARRY S.
  • PARADES
  • DE GAULLE, CHARLES
  • EISENHOWER, DWIGHT
  • SPEECHES

Places

  • Paris, France
  • Washington, DC, United States

Genre

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