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President Eisenhower signs bill awarding composer Irving Berlin the Congressional Gold Medal for his patriotic songs

Title: "Medal for Irving Berlin -- Bill Signed by President" superimposed over composer Irving Berlin and wife Ellen / VS President Dwight D. Eisenhower at desk signing bill authorizing Congressional Gold Medal for composer Irving Berlin for writing "God Bless America" and other patriotic songs; Berlin, Ellen, Republican Senator Irving McNeil Ives from New York, and Republican Representative Francis E. Dorn from New York watch / VS Eisenhower rises from desk and shakes Berlin's hand / Berlins, Ives and Dorn walk from White House to outdoor microphones / CU Berlins / Berlin says "I don't know of anything that could have possibly happened that touches me as deeply as this medal. 'God Bless America' isn't just a song that I wrote but it expresses my gratitude for the opportunities and the freedom to write that song and to the country that inspired it. Thank you very much." / Note: exact day not known
Title: "Medal for Irving Berlin -- Bill Signed by President" superimposed over composer Irving Berlin and wife Ellen / VS President Dwight D. Eisenhower at desk signing bill authorizing Congressional Gold Medal for composer Irving Berlin for writing "God Bless America" and other patriotic songs; Berlin, Ellen, Republican Senator Irving McNeil Ives from New York, and Republican Representative Francis E. Dorn from New York watch / VS Eisenhower rises from desk and shakes Berlin's hand / Berlins, Ives and Dorn walk from White House to outdoor microphones / CU Berlins / Berlin says "I don't know of anything that could have possibly happened that touches me as deeply as this medal. 'God Bless America' isn't just a song that I wrote but it expresses my gratitude for the opportunities and the freedom to write that song and to the country that inspired it. Thank you very much." / Note: exact day not known
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Credit:
Grinberg, Paramount, Pathe Newsreels
Editorial #:
1375284042
Collection:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Date created:
July 01, 1954
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License type:
Rights-ready
Release info:
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Clip length:
00:01:03:17
Location:
Washington DC, United States
Mastered to:
QuickTime 10-bit ProRes 422 (HQ) HD 1920x1080 23.98p
Originally shot on:
35mm B/W Neg
Source:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Object name:
sr004994_01_03