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This film depicts the life and career of Dwight D. Eisenhower from his birth in Denison, Texas, to his assumption of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) command.
Original finding aid caption: Walter Mathau with the introduction; with Raymond Massey. The chronological sketch of Eisenhower's life as a civilian and military personage is one of the more detailed presentations due to the abundance of war footage used throughout the war period. Abilene, Kansas: scenes of the town as it was in the 1950's; Brethren in Christ Church; Interior views of the Eisenhower Museum, and Boyhood Home; also exterior views of the Belle Springs Creamery where Eisenhower worked and the Abilene Union Pacific Railroad Depot.
Military Career: Eisenhower is shown with General Walter Kreuger during the 1941 Louisiana maneuvers; Eisenhower partaking in the North African invasion encompassing Algiers, Casablanca, Bizerte, Tunis; General Omar Bradley heads the First United States Army, the Allied invasion of Sicily; the surrender of Italy, the coinciding invasion of Italy; General Mark Clark; President Franklin D. Roosevelt visits the Allied troops in Italy; training soldiers for the invasion of Normandy; the liberation of Paris; General George Patton; Aachen, Belgium; the Battle of the Bulge; Remagen Bridge crossing; Nazi POW'S; the surrender of the Germans at Rheims, France. Army retirement ceremonies at Fort Myer, Virginia, presented by the Third Infantry Regiment, February 7, 1948.
Eisenhower accepts position as President of Columbia University; Eisenhower granted indefinite leave of absence from Columbia to serve as commander of NATO forces in Europe, December 19, 1950. Turned over command of Allied forces in Europe to General Matthew Ridgway, May 30, 1952. |
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