New President For German Parliament (1949)

Bonn, Germany. 1949? LS. The assembly during German parliament elections for the president. CU. Votes being tipped out of drums. CU. Votes being counted. MS. Dr Theodore Heuss, new President, walking to rostrum. SCU. Dr Heuss being sworn in (2 shots). LS. Parliament standing. CU. Dr Heuss and Dr Konrad Adenauer whom Heuss nominated as Vice-Chancellor. (.) American voiceover. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.