- Collection:
- WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
- Title:
- Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips in which Robert McNamara accepts President John F. Kennedy's appointment of him as Secretary of Defense, 1960, 30 December
- Creator:
- WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
- Date of Original:
- 1960-12-30
- Subject:
- Cabinet officers--United States
National security--United States
United States--Department of Defense
Ford Motor Company
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
McNamara, Robert S., 1916-2009
Ford, Henry, II, 1917-1987 - Location:
- United States, District of Columbia, Georgetown, 38.9048338, -77.0624775
- Medium:
- news
unedited footage - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- In this series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips from December 30, 1960, Robert McNamara accepts President John F. Kennedy's appointment of him as Secretary of Defense. Kennedy and McNamara are seen walking out of Kennedy's home at 3307 N. St., Georgetown, where the Kennedy's lived before moving to the White House after the president's inauguration in January 1961. Unidentified reporters are shown. Kennedy stresses the need for the nation's defense to be efficient and make the most effective use of changing weapons technology. It must be strong enough to both defend the nation and maintain peace. More unidentified reporters are shown. McNamara says that his responsibilities to the nation are more important than his personal considerations. He expresses his regret at leaving Ford Motor Company (where he was president), his admiration for Henry Ford II, and his desire to accept the challenges of being Secretary of Defense.
Joynt, Carol Ross. "5 Georgetown Locations Rich in Kennedy History." Washingtonian (August 22, 2012) Web. 24 March, 2015
Title supplied by cataloger.
Clip number: wsbn35165 - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/news/id:wsbn35165
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/news/id:wsbn35165
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/ugabma_wsbn_wsbn35165/presentation/manifest.json
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: wsbn35165, Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips in which Robert McNamara accepts President John F. Kennedy's appointment of him as Secretary of Defense, 1960, 30 December, WSB-TV newsfilm collection, reel 0780, 7:38/09:24, Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection, The University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Ga
- Extent:
- 1 clip (about 2 min.): black-and-white, sound ; 16 mm.
- Original Collection:
- Original found in the WSB-TV newsfilm collection.
- Holding Institution:
- Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection
- Rights:
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