Nation’s Head Pays Tribute To Confederate Dead AKA President Coolidge Pays Tribute (1930-1939)

Unused / unissued material - no paperwork - dates unclear or unknown. Flash frame title reads: “Arlington, VA. Nation’s head pays tribute to Confederate dead - President Coolidge delivers address at Annual memorial exercises for the heroes of the Civil War.“ Arlington, Virginia, United States of America. Shots of American President Calvin Coolidge making a speech. The podium is hung with a Confederate flag as well as the stars and stripes. Cut away to crowd. Flash frame intertitle reads: “The President honours both dead and living heroes at the Confederate Monument.“ Coolidge lays a wreath and meets veterans of the American Civil War. LS of monument. Intertitle reads: “They help pay homage to comrades at whose side they once fought!“ CU of two veterans of the Confederate Army. Tilt up Confederate monument. 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.
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