Grover A. Whalen

WNYC reports on the incoming results of 1949 elections of interest to the New York metropolitan area. O'Dwyer beats Morris and Marcantonio. Lehman beats Dulles.

WNYC reports on the incoming results of 1949 elections of interest to the New York metropolitan area. O'Dwyer beats Morris and Marcantonio. Lehman beats Dulles.

7th Annual Fashion Show of the American Fashion Critics Award sponsored by Coty. Tommy Cowan gives a very detailed description of the Metropolitan Club (including its history an...

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The Chairman of the Committee of the Golden Jubilee Celebration, Grover Whalen, speaks on the upcoming celebration, set to take place in the coming weeks. The Golden Jubilee is a celebration ...

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Recording of air show and speeches in honor of Mayor O'Dwyer, as part of New York City's Golden Jubilee and the opening of Idlewild Airport.

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Speeches in honor of the opening of Idlewild Airport and the Golden Anniversary of New York City.

John Melton of the Metropolitan Opera sings the Lord's Prayer.

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At City Hall. Eamon De Valera, former president and prime minister of Ireland, receives honorary citizenship to New York City. Thomas Cowan reporting the events. Grover A. Whalen and Vincent Impellitteri, ...

The Friendship Train hits City Hall.

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Short speeches by Mayor O'Dwyer, Nelson Rockefeller, and President Alemán on the occasion of his visit to New York. Alemán's speech is in Spanish, followed by an English translation.

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Reception for Winston Churchill during his visit to New York.

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The former Prime Minister comes to City Hall.

The British Air Marshall gets a picnic box lunch and says he's optimistic about a future peace.

Medals are being pinned on chests left and right.

The Mexican Pavilion is dedicated at the 1939 World's Fair in the Court of Peace at the World's Fair Grounds in New York City.

The Cuban Pavilion is dedicated at the Court of Peace at the 1939 World's Fair in New York City on the 37th Anniversary of its independence.

The British, Australian, and New Zealand Pavilions are dedicated at the 1939 New York World Fair

The dedication of the YMCA Building at the 1939 New York World's Fair. Frederic S. Fleming and Grover Whalen speak