World Trade Center Dedication Ceremony (1974) - Dallas Market Center Collection

Duration: 0:55:10

Year Published: 1974

Sound: sound

Description: This promotional footage chronicles the public dedication and opening of the new World Trade Center building at the Dallas Market Center in 1974. Attendees include Vice President Gerald Ford, Representatives Jim Collins and Olin “Tiger” Teague, Texas Governor Dolph Briscoe, and Dallas Mayor Wes Wise. In his remarks, Ford speaks on the importance of trade for the economy, his love of Dallas, and the position of the United States in the global arena. A sit-down ceremony follows, with additional speeches from Senator John Tower, Vice President Ford, and real estate developer Trammell Crow. One of the largest wholesale markets in the world, Dallas Market Center encompasses over 5 million square feet of buildings and services where buyers and sellers meet to do business.