The Inauguration of America’s President

Series

Series Name

Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.

916-2

Date Released

18 Mar 1929

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Inauguration of America’s President
2. 2A Costly Conflagration
3. 3Can Seagrave’s [Sic] Record Be Broken
4. 4The Waterloo Cup
5. 5200 Mile Glide USA
6. 6International Rugby Champions

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 6

Summary

Actuality scenes of the inauguration of Herbert Hoover as the new president of the United States [4th March]. Also retiring president Calvin Coolidge.

Keywords

Politics and government; Ceremonies

Length of story (in feet)

72

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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Phone

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Fax

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Address

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Notes

The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).

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