Visit of US President John F Kennedy to Ottawa (16-17/05/1961). Sequence showing Kennedy arriving at airport with wife Jackie, inspecting honour guard, motorcade, visit to Government House. Shots of President Kennedy planting tree, Jackie adding shovelful of earth. Shots of dinner with Governor-General Georges Vanier, handshakes with dignitaries. Shots of Prime Minister John Diefenbaker and President Kennedy laying wreath at cenotaph. Shot of Diefenbaker and Kennedy in conversation in Prime Minister’s office. Shots of Jackie visiting art gallery, watch RCMP musical ride. Shot of Kennedy arriving on Parliament Hill with Diefenbaker (no sound). Shots of Diefenbaker speaking to joint houses of parliament, introducing Kennedy in French as “le dirigeant du monde libre” (leader of the free world). Shots of Kennedy addressing House of Commons, saying “I really feel we’re between friends” (sound).