Political: USA: Nixon European Tour 1969: Richard Nixon in Britain: Visits Royals and at No 10.

a)      Morning: Arrives at No 10 and goes inside

b)      Leaves No 10 for Buckingham Palace

c)      Arrives Palace: Greeted by Royal Family

d)      Leaves Palace: Gets out of car and greets crowd: At Westminster Abbey: Back at Claridges: Meets crowd: with Opposition Leader Edward Heath.

e)      Arrives at No 10 for dinner: Posing inside

f)      Outside No 10 waiting for Nixon to leave

g)      24.2.69: Kept with Tx 25.2.69: Demo outside Claridges

h)      As Synd: Nixon to No 10: Goes to Palace

i)      As Synd: Leaves Palace: At Westminster Abbey: Claridges.

j)      As Synd: At Buckingham Palace

a)

ENGLAND, London, Downing Street,

TS      Motorcade along street: Presidential car (Cadillac Fleetwood) stops outside No 10: Nixon out and greets Harold Wilson: Zoom In: Both look up and point. Outgoing US Ambassador Bruce greeted by Wilson: Pull Out to show Foreign Secretary, Stewart.

MS      Mary Wilson and Mrs Pollard the Housekeeper look out of window

TS /      BV Party into No 10

MS      Nixon and Wilson pose in Pillar Room by fireplace: Rogers, US Secretary of State and Stewart into shot: Zoom In Nixon points out Romney painting behind them: Pitt the Younger:

(NB: First Time Live TV cameras allowed inside No 10)

Video OB      T/R 78 ft

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b)

ENGLAND, London, Downing Street,

LS      Line of police in street

MS      Wilson and Nixon out: Look Up: Nixon points: Pull Out both get into car

MS      Mary Wilson and one other woman lean to look out of window

TS      Presidential car and two police cars away along Downing Street

Neg      16mm      ITN (Taylor)      42 secs      26 ft

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c)

ENGLAND, London, Pall Mall,

TS      Motorcade along Mall and round wedding cake

MS      Car up and stops at Palace: Nixon out and greeted by Master of Queen's household Brigadier General Hardy Roberts: goes in

Buckingham Palace

TS      Interior: Richard Nixon up steps and greeted by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip

MS      Queen, Duke and Nixon L-R along Marble Hall to BV and into Caernavon Room to meet Prince Charles and Princess Anne

GV      Marble Hall

CMS      Vase

MS      Queen, Nixon, Duke, Prince Charles and Princess Anne R-L along Marble Hall, Nixon and Queen chatting

MS      All towards and into Bow Room

(NB: This is the first time Live TV cameras have been allowed inside Palace)

Video OB      T/R      75 ft

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d)

ENGLAND, London,

Buckingham Palace:

MS      Presidential car out of palace gates: Zoom In

MS      Zoom In as Nixon gets out of car and shakes crowd

TS      In crowd: Stands up on carb waves to crowd and shakes hands

Westminster Abbey

AV      Tilt Westminster Abbey to Pressmen

MS      Nixon lays wreath on tomb of unknown warrior: stands back

TS      Wreath

TS      Motorcade along street: Zoom In Presidential car: Stops at Claridges: Nixon out and shakes: doorman: walks across street to crowd: security men move in

TS      In crowd shaking: security men very worried

TS      Police in street outside Claridges

MS      Nixon and Heath seated

CS      Nixon

MS      Both chat

Neg      16mm      ITN (Best/Page) / Bloomfield      2.06 mins      79 ft

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e)

ENGLAND, London, Downing Street,

Night

TS      Nixon out of car and shakes Wilson: Bruce also greeted: Pose: Nixon waves

Whitehall,

TS      Demos in Whitehall: SOF: Nixon out

TS      Police and crowd shouting: 'Zieg Heil' to police

Downing Street

MS      Nixon, Wilson, Rogers and Stewart pose in pillar room in dinner jackets

Video OB      T/R      68 ft

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f)

ENGLAND, London, Downing Street

Night

Haviland OB outside No 10 waiting for Nixon to leave

Live OB      T/R      24 ft

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g)

ENGLAND, London,

Claridges Hotel:

Night: of the 24.2.69

MS      Crowd and bonfire Pull Out TS: SOF: chanting

TS      Fire engine arrives

MS      Firemen hose: pan inspector

MS      Detectives arrest demo L-R to BV

MS      Police arrest L-R to BV

TS      Car arrives: Nixon out waves and in: Pull Out TS escort leaving

Neg      16mm      ITN (Corbett)      1.28 mins      55 ft

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h)      As Synd:

Neg T/R of starred shots in sections a and c

+ FG

i)

This section equals section d since the last four shots: For Neg see section d.

Neg      16mm      ITN (Best/Page)/Bloomfield      2.52 mins      107 ft

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j)      As Synd

ENGLAND, London,

Buckingham Palace:

MS      Union Jack above Palace: tilt down

MS      Nixon up stairs: Greeted by Queen and Duke: PAN all three: Turn and walk to BV along Marble Hall

MS      Sentries march up and down outside

MS      Queen, Duke, Princess Anne and Prince Charles towards with Nixon and got R-L to Bow Room

Colour      16mm      US Pool Material      2.29 mins      93 ft

25.2.69 / With Tx      + FG x 2 (B/W)      B/W Dupe      Also colour pos

58329/1:

Unused with Cuts: Nixon leaves Claridges: Day: TS Motorcycle escort forms up as Presidential car off: also ground shots of same thing.

16mm / Neg      ITN      Page & Corbett      200 ft

58329/2:

Nixon arrives No 10: greeted by Wilson outside: all into No 10: Press rostrum in Downing Street: Secret Service and Policeman hang around outside No 10.

16mm / Neg      ITN (Taylor)      200 ft

58329/3:

Nixon leaves No 10: waves: car off: TS's

16mm / Neg      ITN (Carlton)      50 ft

58329/4:

Nixon at Buckingham Palace: Standard flies: crowds wait: Motorcade arrives Palace: Escort passed. (taken from Victoria Memorial)

16mm / Neg      ITN West      100 ft

58329/5:

Nixon: tracing behind motorcade up Whitehall: through Admiralty Arch: up Mall: some O/F = arrives US Embassy with Ambassador Bruce: crowd outside.

16mm / Neg      ITN (Woolcott)      100 ft

58329/6:

Nixon motorcade arrives at US Embassy: welcomed by Bruce: both pose on steps outside.

16mm / Neg      ITN (Corbett)      60 ft

58329/7:

Nixon leaves US Embassy with Bruce: car: swerves from path and shakes with crowd into car and BV motorcade off.

16mm / Neg      ITN (Corbett)      75 ft

58329/8:

Nixon and Bruce out of US Embassy: Nixon into crowd. Some TS's = O/F Motorcade off.

16mm / Neg      ITN      50 ft

58329/9:

Night: Nixon leaves Claridges for No 10; wearing evening suit: into car.

16mm / Neg      ITN Bloomfield      50 ft

58329/10:

Night: TS's motorcade leaves Claridges for No 10.

16mm / Neg      ITN      30 ft

58329/11:

Night: (Some LV's O/F) Nixon arrives Downing Street: PAN to demonstrators across in Whitehall: chanting 'Wilson Out' and 'Zieg Heil': Motorcade leave

16mm / Neg      ITN (Chapman)      150 ft

58329 / 12:

Nixon and Wilson pose in No 10 wearing evening suits; Walk out of room.

16mm / Neg      ITN (Lane) 100 ft

58329/13:

Night: Nixon returns to Claridges Hotel: Motorcade along: Nixon out: Shakes crowd.

16mm / Neg      ITN      200 ft

58329/14:

US Embassy: Nixon with others inside passed staff: speaks to them at microphones.

16mm / Ekt      ITN (Lane)      100 ft

58329/15:

Unused with Tx: Downing Street: Nixon: Wilson, Stewart and Rogers pose for press in Pillar Room. (as in sec a)

16mm / Ekt      ITN (Lane)      70 ft

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