Opening Of 81st Congress (1949)

Unissued / Unused material. Title - Eighty-first Congress opens’. Washington, America (USA). C/U Margaret Smith, Maine Republican. C/U Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota, pan to Guy Gillette of Iowa. M/S McKellar of Tennessee arriving. M/S McKellar with Long of Louisiana. M/S as John McCormack, leader of the House, Lucas of the Senate and Sam Rayburn, Speaker, hold a last minute conference with President Harry Truman. L/S the House assembly. M/S Rayburn replacing Republican Joe Martin as speaker. L/S the Assembly clapping. M/S Rayburn taking the oath. L/S the assembly. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (19