WATCH: Weizmann is inaugurated as president
In an iconic moment of Israel history, Weizmann enters Jerusalem and takes the first oath of presidential office
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In this newsreel from February 1949, a military escort accompanies Chaim Weizmann into Jerusalem after his declaration as president on the 17th.
Bystanders smile from windows and soldiers line the streets as Weizmann enters the Jewish Agency building for the inauguration ceremony and is sworn into office.
“Dr. Weizmann, who was accompanied by his wife,” the narrator reports, “was welcomed by the mayor at the city boundary and proceeded to cut the tape across the street.
“This was the symbol of his official entry into Jerusalem.”
(The Associated Press and Movietone News recently released their vast video archives on YouTube, allowing the public to freely access a million minutes worth of historical news clips dating back to 1895 — including many iconic scenes from Israel’s history featured in this Times of Israel series.)
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