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Film made by Romanians to document President Nixon’s state visit 02-03Aug69 & gifted to White House. English narration. Rural Romania scenes. Bucharest street scenes - pedestrians - grand buildings - traffic - high-angle shots. Titles w/ shots of Air Force One landing - Nicolae & Elena Ceausescu greeting Richard & Pat Nixon off plane - Romanian VIPs & US diplomatic staff introduced - crowded red carpet. Military review at airport - Nixon calls out a few words in Romanian & troops reply. President Nixon & Ceausescu onto podium for speeches.
19:43:42 Ceausescu speech in Romanian; translated by narration.
19:44:50 Nixon speech - “warm good wishes and feelings of friendship...” - refers to useful previous visit to Romania - “...this is the first state visit by an American president to a Socialist country...” Crowds cheering & waving US flags - women in national costume.
19:46:20 Nixon & Ceausescu standing up in motorcade through Bucharest - motorcycle escort - streets lined w/ people. Nixon out of car to meet crowd. Press surrounding car - news cameras. Top shot motorcade - people running along streets on either side. Motorcade past city’s own ‘Arc de Triomphe’.
19:47:50 Modern single-storey house w/ US flag - doors open to reveal indoor fountain & artwork - residence built for Nixon during visit. More motorcade shots past modern apartment blocks.
19:48:28 Good shots Nixon waving enthusiastically from open-top car - people waving from balcony’s. Motorcade arrives at Palace of State Council; military band; Nixon in. INT Nixon & Ceausescu sititng down for talks - pose for cameras - translator, Romanian Prime Minister Ion Gheorghe Maurer, & Henry Kissinger present - photocall around conference table.
19:50:11 Pat Nixon & Elena Ceausescu visiting Young Pioneer’s Palace in Bucharest - girls performing gymnastic dance - art made by kids - folk dancing in national costume. Cheering kids surround Pat Nixon’s car as it leaves.

[@MontgomeryMall]

Ceaucescu did not start to go off the rails until his visits to mainland China and North Korea in the mid 1970's. It was there that he saw the leaders of those two nations (Mao Zedong and Kim Il Sung) being absolutely worshipped by their people and he desired to emulate that in Romania thereafter. In hindsight, this was a brilliant move by Richard Nixon to establish a relationship with Romania. By doing so, he developed a linkage with a moderate communist and thus gained a foothold towards getting a better understanding of the Warsaw Pact and possibly China as well.

[@Stefan-ne1eq]

Romania is a breathtakingly beautiful country.

[@EugenIstina-u7h]

Da a fost foarte bine pentru America si Romania

[@pailic7813]

Nixon,first president on socialist country

[@BarberJ95]

FDR at Yalta 1945

[@panagiotisrodolakis4470]

1969. When the American president was calling Romania a socialist country. After years ,socialism became dictatorship , for Americans. In our days does not take too long for the American authorities to change their mind. In a few days "rocket man" became a very smart negotiator. ..

[@dannyib94]

I'm Romanian! 🇷🇴!

[@alextheflagguy4032]

Me too

[@Pantera1001]

how did you find this video?

[@dannyib94]

@@Pantera1001 haha in my suggestions or I searched for it.

[@Mark-st7mp]

Horrible, way too loud music!!

[@SRW_]

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[@heedfulnewt6625]

Look quite green

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[@varain87]

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[@LeviGabriel-mb9ot]

Erau altfel oamenii în anii 60,70,acum nu mai sunt la fel...

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