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America Presents America, 1956

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Channel: US National Archives · 2010 · Education

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Pres. Eisenhower speaks at a press conf. Newsmen disperse and telephone their papers. Shows U.S.I.A. bldg. and operations: radio broadcasting, press, and movie editing. Dir. Theodore C. Streibert explains U.S. I.A.I.S.'s mission to a citizens' committee. Shows the Soviet Presidium, Bulganin and Khrushchev deplaning in India, and var. types of Russ. propaganda. The Voice of Amer. broadcasts Pres. Eisenhower's speech to the U.N. in 43 languages
 transcripts of the speech are sent to overseas posts for distr. Shows U.S.I.S. "Atoms for Peace" exhibits in Brazil, Berlin, India, and Japan. Posts in Germany, London, Iran, and Tokyo sponsor lectures, discussions, concerts, and radio programs. King Paul and Queen Frederika visit U. S. trade fair in Salonika, Greece. C. G. Cutter Courier operates as a radio relay station. U.S.I.A. distributes magazines and books.

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SUBJECTS
Communism
 Cutters (Ships)
 Motion pictures
 Press
 Radio
 Trade shows
Brazil (South America) nation
 Germany (Europe) nation
 Greece (Europe) nation
 India (Asia) nation
 Iran (Asia) nation
 London (Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Europe) inhabited place
 Tokyo (Tokyo metropolis, Kanto, Japan, Asia) inhabited place


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