President Kennedy signs Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

Inside the White House Treaty Room / sweeping look around the empty room / window showing Washington Monument in distance outside / members of Congress stand behind a seated President John F Kennedy / Kennedy speaks: "If this treaty fails, it will not be our doing. And even if it fails, we shall not regret that we have made this clear and honorable national commitment to the cause of man's survival. For under this treaty, we can and must still keep our vigilant defense of freedom. But this treaty need not fail. This small step towards safety can be followed by others longer and less limited if also harder in the taking. With our courage and understanding enlarged by this achievement, let us press onward in quest of man's essential desire for peace." / Kennedy signs ratified treaty / smiling Kennedy distributes pens to the crowd behind him in Washington, DC.
Inside the White House Treaty Room / sweeping look around the empty room / window showing Washington Monument in distance outside / members of Congress stand behind a seated President John F Kennedy / Kennedy speaks: "If this treaty fails, it will not be our doing. And even if it fails, we shall not regret that we have made this clear and honorable national commitment to the cause of man's survival. For under this treaty, we can and must still keep our vigilant defense of freedom. But this treaty need not fail. This small step towards safety can be followed by others longer and less limited if also harder in the taking. With our courage and understanding enlarged by this achievement, let us press onward in quest of man's essential desire for peace." / Kennedy signs ratified treaty / smiling Kennedy distributes pens to the crowd behind him in Washington, DC.
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Editorial #:
450042032
Collection:
Archive Films: Editorial
Date created:
07 October, 1963
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Rights-ready
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Not released. More information
Clip length:
00:01:35:12
Location:
Washington, DC, United States
Mastered to:
QuickTime 10-bit ProRes 422 (HQ) HD 1920x1080 23.98p
Originally shot on:
35mm B/W Neg 24
Source:
Archive Films Editorial
Object name:
Knndy_treaty_021714.mov