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Accession Number: USG:3S-1
Title: President Kennedy Views Firepower Demonstration at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 12 October 1961
Date(s) of Materials: 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.
Physical Description: 1 film reel (color; silent; 35 mm; 416 feet; 4 minutes, 37 seconds)
Running Time (Minutes): 4
Running Time (Seconds): 37
Footage: 416
Copyright Status: Public Domain
Collection: United States Government Agencies Collection
Contributor: United States. Air Force
Archival Creator: National Archives and Records Administration. Office of Presidential Libraries. John F. Kennedy Library. (04/01/1985- )
Digital Identifier: USG-03-S-1
Subject(s): Military
Person(s): Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
Organization(s):
- Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Fort Bragg, North Carolina. (09/18/1947 - )
- United States. Army
Place(s): Fort Bragg (N.C.)