On May 20th, 1963, the Washington Post reported on the record-setting flight of Air Force One to Moscow. The 8-million-dollar Boeing 707 shattered 14 air records and buried a Soviet myth. Read more about this historic flight!
Here’s an interesting video I came across on YouTube. I’m not quite sure what year this is from, but I’m guessing it’s somewhere in the mid-1950s. It’s fascinating to watch the former Senator and President messing up on camera.
If you enjoy watching Eisenhower on camera, check out the oldest surviving color videotape recording in the world — made in 1958, when he dedicated NBC’s brand-new $4 million Washington studio.
An in-depth look at one of the most powerful and important inaugural addresses of all time. Read the text or watch the full speech to see why this is something worth watching in its entirety. Includes a famous quote, start watching at 13:45.
The country was in mourning, having just lost our President a few weeks earlier in Dallas. This is a pretty somber, powerful and moving video of the Kennedy family leaving the White House and moving into their new Georgetown home at 3038 N St NW. There’s another shot of Jackie visiting JFK’s grave in Arlington Cemetery.
