New York Welcomes De Gaulle On Sleeve As Gen: De Gaulle (1944)

Title reads: “New York Welcomes Gen. De Gaulle“. New York City, United States of America (USA). Various shots of crowds of journalists, newsreel cameramen, photographers and dignitaries on steps of City Hall. Mayor Fiorello La Guardia gives short speech welcoming General Charles de Gaulle to New York. De Gaulle replies with stirring speech wishing everyone in American Good Luck. He speaks in English. We hear crowds off screen cheering and shouting “Vive La France“. 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 (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content