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(9 Apr 2013) SHOTLIST
1. Wide of the First Minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond, arriving at George Washington's former home Mount Vernon, passing by bagpipe player
2. Pan from tomb of George and Martha Washington to Salmond
3. Mid of Salmond standing next to wreath at tomb of Washington, zoom out, Salmond leaves
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Alex Salmond, First Minister of Scotland:
"On behalf the Scottish government and the people of Scotland, we're delighted not just to present the wreath, but to present the historic compendium of George Washington's letters to Congress, which will be on loan here and furthermore in the library which is to be established here."
5. Mid of wreath and George and Martha Washington's tombs
6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Alex Salmond, First Minister of Scotland:
"I can't think of a more better gesture which symbolises the friendship between Scotland and America. And I can't think of a, well there is no better place for such a valuable artifact than here in this beautiful place, which symbolises the father of your nation."
7. Wide of crowd attending presentation of books
8. Mid of Washington's books on display at news conference, zoom in
9. Close of book
10. Mid of books on display, zoom out
11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Alex Salmond, First Minister of Scotland:
"The books which are signed by Washington himself were bought by Hugh Sharp, a Dundee jute industrialist and bequeathed to the National Library of Scotland. They will be on loan here at Mount Vernon over Scotland Week and will return to the United States in September for the great opening of the Fred W. Smith Library itself."
12. Wide of Salmond presenting book to Mount Vernon's president Curt Viebranz
STORYLINE
The First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond hand-delivered two books originally from the library of US President George Washington to his former home in Mount Vernon on Monday.
Salmond laid a wreath at the tombs of the first US president and his wife Martha, before presenting the books to Mount Vernon's president Curt Viebranz.
The books are two volumes of correspondence written by Washington during the American War of Independence and date from 1795.
They are entitled the "Official Letters to Honourable American Congress, Written, During the War between the United Colonies and Great Britain, by his Excellency, George Washington, Commander in Chief of the Continental Forces."
"There is no better place for such a valuable artifact than here in this beautiful place which symbolises the father of your nation," Salmond said.
The books were donated to Scotland's national collection in 1938 by Hugh Sharp, a Dundee jute industrialist, and were held by the National Library of Scotland for more than 70 years.
The Mount Vernon estate is trying to collect books that once belonged to Washington and the National Library of Scotland decided to help in the recreation of the first president of the United States' original book collection.
Salmond said that the books would be on loan at Mount Vernon during Scotland Week - a celebration of Scottish culture in the US and Canada that began on April 3 - before returning to Mount Vernon in September "for the great opening of the Fred W. Smith Library itself."
Mount Vernon officials intend the Fred W. Smith Library to be a "worldwide repository" of materials about Washington, and hope to be able to house all of Washington's papers on his estate, the organisation says on its website.
The books contain the president's signature on the title page of each volume.


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