Short films about the creation of the Post WWII Marshall Plan to rebuild Europe. An interim food aid plan preceded the Marshall Plan of 1948. Secretary of State George Marshall speaks. See the video on YouTube.
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Video: Food Stamps During World War II
A short excerpt from a World War II film produced by the Department of Agriculture. It shows the new food stamp program made available to needy persons during the war. See the video on YouTube.
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President Kennedy announces the UN World Food Program to fight global hunger
President Kennedy, at a press conference in April of 1961, announcing the creation of the UN World Food Program to fight hunger. See the video at YouTube.
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Video: President Kennedy Signs the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
President John F. Kennedy signing the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty in 1963. The treaty banned nuclear testing in the atmosphere, underwater and outerspace. Underground testing would continue but the treaty was a first step toward the not yet achieved goal of ending all nuclear testing. See the video on YouTube.
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School Meals Win the Peace: From World War II to Today
The short film Ending Child Hunger: School Lunches for Kids Around the World. This short film takes you back to World War II era and into today. See the video on YouTube.
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Video: President Eisenhower discusses the Geneva Conference and Open Skies
President Dwight Eisenhower discusses the July, 1955 Geneva Conference and his Open Skies peace proposal to the Soviet Union. See the video on YouTube.
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Video: The Marshall Plan at Work in Great Britain
Video of the Marshall Plan reconstruction in Great Britain after World War II. See the video on YouTube.
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Video: School Lunches- Fighting Hunger in America (A History)
A short film on school lunches in America. It was produced in 1966 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and gives historical background on this important safety net that fights child hunger in America.
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Video: Dwight Eisenhower, The Chance for Peace
An excerpt from President Dwight Eisenhower’s Chance for Peace Speech in April, 1953. See the video on YouTube.
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Video: Dwight Eisenhower on Cost of Atomic Weapons
An excerpt from President Dwight Eisenhower’s Chance for Peace speech in April, 1953. See the video on YouTube.
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