Mr Churchill Offers Thanks

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1036
Date Released
11 Apr 1949
Date submitted
7 Apr 1949
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Churchill Receives Honorary Lecturer. DESCRIPTION: In Boston Mr Churchill at MIT accepts an Honorary Lecturer title after which he says a few words of thanks. SHOTLIST: KS MS Churchill on rostrum being addressed by Dr James Killian, MIT new president. Killian speaking of Churchill as a warrior, statesman, history maker etc. Hands Churchill folio. Churchill accepts folio. Addresses audience, thanking them for same, also gold key presented to him. "Thanks University for their gifts, the Golden Key to American hearts etc."
Keywords
Politics and government; Awards and honours
Locations
United States of America; Massachusetts, USA; Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
51757
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
206
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Mr Churchill Offers Thanks', British Movietone News Issue No. 1036, 11 Apr 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15675 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)