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President John F. Kennedy initiates groundbreaking of the N-Reactor at Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Richland, Washington, September 26, 1963
Clip TitlePresident John F. Kennedy initiates groundbreaking of the N-Reactor at Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Richland, Washington, September 26, 1963
Clip SummaryPresident John F. Kennedy is introduced and handed a uranium-tipped wand by Gerald Tape of the Atomic Energy Commission. Kennedy waves wand as geiger counter reads radioactivity and starts crane to left of crowd; scoop opens and dumps dirt; crowd applauds
Duration1 min., 31 sec.
Digital FormatVideo
Original Source TitlePresident John F. Kennedy Speaks at Hanford Film
Original Source SummaryPlanning activities prior to the visit of President John F. Kennedy September 26, 1963 to the groundbreaking ceremony for the N-Reactor at the Hanford Nuclear Site. Kennedy and other dignitaries give speeches. Kennedy intitiates groundbreaking with a uranium-tipped wand.
Participants/PerformersHolifield, Chester Earl 1903-1995
Jackson, Henry M. (Henry Martin), 1912-1983
Kennedy, John Fitzgerald, 1917-63
Magnuson, Warren G. (Warren Grant), 1905-1989
Rosellini, Albert D. (Albert Dean), 1910-
Tape, Gerald F. 1915-2005
Udall, Stewart 1920-
Ullman, Albert Conrad, 1914-86
NotesPresident John F. Kennedy attended the ground breaking (9/26/63) of the N-Reactor, a graphite-moderated nuclear reactor constructed during the Cold War and operated by the U.S. Government at the Hanford Site in Richland, Washington. It was a one-of-a-kind design in the U.S., being both a power reactor used to feed the civilian electrical power grid via the Washington Public Power Supply System (WPPSS), and a plutonium production reactor for nuclear weapons. (Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N_reactor)
Presenter: Gerald F. Tape; Speaker: President John F. Kennedy
Standing around President Kennedy are from L to R: Jackson, Henry Martin, 1912-1983; Rosellini, Albert Dean, 1910-; Magnuson, Warren Grant, 1905-. Also on the dais Earl Coe Director of the Washington State Department of Conservation
Title of clip supplied by cataloger.
Subjects (LCTGM)Ground breaking ceremonies--Washington (State)--Hanford Site.
Subjects (LCSH)Nuclear energy
Uranium
Hanford Site (Wash.)
Kennedy, John Fitzgerald, 1917-1963
Magnuson, Warren G. (Warren Grant), 1905-1989
Jackson, Henry M. (Henry Martin), 1912-1983
Tape, Gerald Frederick, 1915-2005' Rosellini, Albert D. (Albert Dean), 1910-2011
Genres (LCSH)Documentary films
Nonfiction films
Sponsored films
Film clips
Location DepictedUnited States--Washington (State)--Hanford Site
Date Created1963
LanguageEnglish
Digital CollectionSpecial Collections Moving Image Collection
Order NumberMV0012
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RepositoryUniversity of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division
Repository CollectionKennedy Speaks at Hanford Film, PhColl 828, VC46
Digital Reproduction InformationDigital streaming QuickTime video file made from DVCAM master copy by Gavin Sisk at UW Health Sciences Academic Services & Facilities on 04/06/2005, using Final Cut Pro v.3.5 for Mac.
Format: Video/quicktime; software: Apple QuickTime version 3.5; codec: Sorenson Video 3 codec; file size: 12897484.8 bytes; data rate: 1.1 megabits/sec; frame rate: 30 fps; audio: audio sampled at 44.1 kHz, IMA 4:1, stereo, using QuickTime 3.5 for Mac.
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