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Welcome to Romania, Mr President Part 1 of 2

Reel Number: 221094-05

Color: Colour

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1969

Country: Romania

Location: Bucharest

TC Begins: 19:39:47

TC Ends: 19:51:11

Duration: 00:11:24

Welcome to Romania, Mr President Part 1 of 2 Film made by Romanians to document President Nixon’s state visit 02-03Aug69 & gifted to White House. English narration. Rural Romania scenes. Bucharest street scenes - pedestrians - grand buildings - traffic - high-angle shots. Titles w/ shots of Air Force One landing - Nicolae & Elena Ceausescu greeting Richard & Pat Nixon off plane - Romanian VIPs & US diplomatic staff introduced - crowded red carpet. Military review at airport - Nixon calls out a few words in Romanian & troops reply. President Nixon & Ceausescu onto podium for speeches. 19:43:42 Ceausescu speech in Romanian; translated by narration. 19:44:50 Nixon speech - “warm good wishes and feelings of friendship...” - refers to useful previous visit to Romania - “...this is the first state visit by an American president to a Socialist country...” Crowds cheering & waving US flags - women in national costume. 19:46:20 Nixon & Ceausescu standing up in motorcade through Bucharest - motorcycle escort - streets lined w/ people. Nixon out of car to meet crowd. Press surrounding car - news cameras. Top shot motorcade - people running along streets on either side. Motorcade past city’s own ‘Arc de Triomphe’. 19:47:50 Modern single-storey house w/ US flag - doors open to reveal indoor fountain & artwork - residence built for Nixon during visit. More motorcade shots past modern apartment blocks. 19:48:28 Good shots Nixon waving enthusiastically from open-top car - people waving from balcony’s. Motorcade arrives at Palace of State Council; military band; Nixon in. INT Nixon & Ceausescu sititng down for talks - pose for cameras - translator, Romanian Prime Minister Ion Gheorghe Maurer, & Henry Kissinger present - photocall around conference table. 19:50:11 Pat Nixon & Elena Ceausescu visiting Young Pioneer’s Palace in Bucharest - girls performing gymnastic dance - art made by kids - folk dancing in national costume. Cheering kids surround Pat Nixon’s car as it leaves. Eastern Europe. State Visits. Dictatorships / Dictators. 1960s. NOTE: This film features classical music which may still be in copyright - clients use at own risk.

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