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Title on Reel (transcribed from original)
[Unidentified #12], Police ID
Date Created
1965-09-14
Reel Format
16mm
Reel Description
This reel contains footage of former United States of America President Dwight D. Eisenhower visiting the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond on September 14, 1965. Eisenhower was in Virginia supporting the campaign of Linwood Holton for Virginia Governor. During the trip, he spoke to a 6,000 person rally at the South Portico on the Virginia State Capitol grounds, attended a 500 person luncheon at the Hotel John Marshall, and laid a wreathe at the World War II Memorial--now the Virginia War Memorial--with Virginia Adjutant General Major General Paul M. Booth, chairman of the World War II Memorial Commission John J. Wicker Jr., as well as Dr. Louis H. Williams, Robert P. Buford, and Holton and his wife Virginia Harrison "Jinks" Rogers Holton (Richmond Times-Dispatch, September 15, 1965).
Timestamp Description
00:00:13 Footage begins. Footage of individuals standing in a line wearing what appear to be Richmond Infantry Light Blues uniforms. The camera pans right to show a portion of the Virginia War Memorial.
00:00:19 Panning footage of the memorial with partially visible flags.
00:00:21 Zoomed in footage of an individual in a Richmond Infantry Light Blues uniform, the camera moves up and down to film the entire uniform and sabre they hold, then does the same to the individual next to them also in uniform.
00:00:32 Footage of individuals standing in a line wearing Richmond Infantry Light Blues uniforms uniforms.
00:00:44 Multiple clips of footage panning individuals from head to toe, some in uniform and some in suits.
00:00:48 Multiple clips of individuals in police or military uniform at the memorial.
00:00:54 Footage of individuals standing in a line wearing Richmond Infantry Light Blues uniforms. Some hold flags on flagpoles, the United States of America flag and the Virginia state flag.
00:00:58 Footage of the flags, as the camera pans down, Dwight D. Eisenhower is partially visible walking towards the camera with others. After passing the uniformed individuals, he puts a hat on.
00:01:05 Footage of Eisenhower with an uniformed military officer--likely General Major General Paul M. Booth--next to him. As the camera pans right, a wreath of yellow and red roses is visible. Eisenhower appears to adjust the wreathe, then removes his hat and holds it over his heart with his right hand. Footage pans to Booth, then back to Eisenhower.
00:01:22 Footage of the wreath in front of the memorial with a fire from the Torch of Liberty behind it. The camera pans up along the statue "Memory", designed by Leo Friedlander and sculpted by Joseph Campo and William Kapp.
00:01:33 Zoomed in blurry footage of Eisenhower and others getting into a vehicle.
00:01:46 Panning footage of individuals in police uniform and civilians.
00:01:49 Multiple clips of zoomed in footage on cars leaving the war memorial.
00:01:55 Panning footage of individuals in police uniform and civilians.
00:02:01 Footage ends.
Runtime
00:04:14
Personal Name Subject
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
Corporate Name Subject
Virginia War Memorial
Topical Subject
Military tattoos (Ceremonies, honors, and salutes); Rites and ceremonies; Presidents--United States; War memorials; Wreaths; Police; Police patrol--Surveillance operations; Electronic surveillance; Video surveillance
City/Location
Richmond (Va.)
Genre
color films (visual works)
Local Genre
moving image
Type
Moving Image
Digital Format
video/mp4
Language
eng
Rights Statement URL
Rights
This material is in the public domain in the United States and thus is free of any copyright restriction. Acknowledgement of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.
Collection
Richmond Police Department Surveillance Collection
Source
Dwight D. Eisenhower at Virginia War Memorial Film Reel, 1965 September 14
File Name
VCU_M571_152.mp4