Pompidou Inauguration Aka Georges Pompidou Takes Office As New French President (1969)
No title. Presidential inaugurations; Georges Pompidou takes office as new French president, Paris, France. Interior. L, S the Elysee Palace as Georges Pompidou enters. C, U Georges Pompidou. M, S interim president Alain Poher making short greeting, pan to M. Pompidou, in the background is Prime Minister Couve de Murville. M, S ditto. C, U Admiral Georges Cabanier handing over to the new president the Grand Cordon of the Order which traditionally is held by President in office. M, S line of VIPs. Exterior. Pompidou and Couve de Murville riding in open car down Champs Elysee. C, U ditto. Tracking shot crowd waving. L, S looking down Champs Elysee as the president s car and escort of horsemen making their way towards the Arc de Triomphe in the distance. C, U one of the horsemen. M, S M. Pompidou waving from car. Tracking shot crowd waving. M, S Pompidou standing at grave of unknown soldier at Arc de Triomphe, he lights eternal flame. C, U Pompidou paying tribute. Angle shot flag between arches of Arc de T
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