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Digital Identifier:
USG-03-S-1
Title:
President Kennedy Views Firepower Demonstration at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 12 October 1961
Date(s) of Materials:
12 October 1961
12 October 1961
Description:
Silent motion picture of President John F. Kennedy observing a firepower demonstration at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. President Kennedy observes from a review stand with Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Army Chief of Staff General George H. Decker, and Secretary of the Army Elvis J. Stahr, Jr. President Kennedy congratulates an officer of the 101st Airborne Division, talks to two paratroopers, rides in a motorcade leaving the Observation Post and arriving at the review stand, and talks with Major General Rich, U.S. Army, Pierre Salinger and U.S. Army Lt. General Trapnell. Materials in this series were created, commissioned, or collected by the United States Air Force.
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Physical Description:
1 film reel (color; silent; 35 mm; 416 feet; 4 minutes, 37 seconds)
Contributor(s):
United States. Air Force
United States. Air Force
Organization(s):
Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Fort Bragg, North Carolina. (09/18/1947 - )
United States. Army
Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Fort Bragg, North Carolina. (09/18/1947 - )
United States. Army
Shot List:
Related Records:
- Trip to North Carolina: Visit to Fort Bragg, North Carolina (JFKWHP-1961-10-12-D)
- Trip to North Carolina: Aerial Views, Fort Bragg, North Carolina (JFKWHP-1961-10-12-E)
- USG-03-S-2
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Some of the archival materials in this collection may be subject to copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Users of these materials are advised to determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish.
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction.
One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excesses of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law. The copyright law extends its protection to unpublished works from the moment of creation in a tangible form.