America's Heritage Enshrined.
America's Heritage Enshrined.
Clip: 352324_1_1
Year Shot: 1952
(Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1569
Original Film: 025-422-03
HD: N/A
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.
Timecode: 00:44:43 - 00:45:46
America's Heritage Enshrined. A new national shrine, planned to endure war and the ravages of time, receives the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. In ceremony, soldiers carry these historic documents into the National Archives building in Washington. President Harry Truman speaks at podium. Citizens walk by the documents, now encased in glass for preservation purposes. Shots of the case being lowered through floor to underground vault. Exterior establishing shot National Archives building.