WWII - 1945, USA Military Returning: Millions Honor Eisenhower in New York. 10Jun45

WWII - 1945, USA Military Returning: Millions Honor Eisenhower in New York. 10Jun45 Main title: Movietone News over military montage. 03:57:57 Intertitle: Millions Honor Eisenhower in New York 03:58:05 4-engine military plane taxiing to stop; Ike out of plane. 03:58:15 In open car w/ Mayor LaGuardia passing waving spectators lining road. Man runs on city street after motorcade & hands Eisenhower large key to Brooklyn. 03:58:34 People & school children waving flags to motorcade thru park & down 5th Avenue; church dignitaries in front of St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Cheering, ovation & ticker-tape. 03:59:40 Arriving at City Hall w/ large crowd filling street; High Angle / HA pan over crowd. 04:00:04 MS Ike at microphones including WOR & WNYC. SOF speech: “Mr. Mayor & New Yorkers, as my first act as a citizen of the City of New York I want to issue to the mayor a word of warning. New York simply cannot do this to a Kansas farmer boy & keep its reputation for sophistication. (laughter) There is another thing, Mr. Mayor, that impressed me very much as you & I rode down thru the cheering throngs this morning: First, the reason for the cheering; it was not because one individual, one American, came back from war; it is rejoicing that a nasty job is done. One nasty job is finished. (applause). 04:01:03 Ike staniding in car leading motorcade past crowd w/ many waving women. Many motorcycles leading motorcade & crowd filling street behind. 04:01:31 Ike into filled Polo Ground in car as crowd waves & cheers. Receives bat give by Braves & Giants’ managers: Bob Coleman & Mel Ott. 04:01:50 LS of game Ike watches game. Ike waves 04:01:59 Ike speech at Waldorf Astoria, SOF: “This war in the Pacific will be won; and it will be won in the speediest possible time because America will put her heart & her whole effort into it. When that is done we face two problems that are related: 1) Jobs for all the soldiers, and 2) Peace. Prosperous nations are not hungry, but hungry nations will always go to war.” 04:02:32 Cadets at West Point parade in battle dress; MS saluting military VIPs. CU Ike & General Wilby. WW2; Heroes; Americana; 1940s; Celebrities;