Events held in the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 when the United States and the Soviet Union confronted each other with nuclear destruction. Top advisors of U.S. President John Kennedy arrive at the White House. Americans buy newspapers. President Kennedy makes a TV announcement about the crisis and what has been happening. He states that a strict quarantine on all offensive military equipment under shipment to Cuba is being initiated to halt offensive buildup of nuclear arms. He says that all ships of any kind bound for Cuba from whatever nation and port , if found to contain cargoes of offensive weapons, will be turned back. This quarantine will be extended, if needed, to other types of cargo and carriers. He further states that it shall be the policy of the United States to regard any nuclear missile launched from Cuba against any nation in the Western Hemisphere as an attack on the United States, requiring a full retaliatory response upon the Soviet Union. Exteriors of the White House. An electronic billboard flashing news. Americans being interviewed by newsmen along a street.
Activity on deck aboard a commercial fishing boat off the coast of Massachusetts,United States. Crewmen lower fishing gear over the port side..One crewman climbs aloft where he adjusts a turnbuckle and unfurls a pennant to billow in the breeze.Several crewmen retrieve the top of a net from water at starboard and hook up to haul it and its catch aboard.
The U.S. Tennis Open Doubles Final in Massachusetts. A large crowd of spectators gathered at a tennis court. U.S. National Doubles Final begins. Mexican tennis players Rafael Herrera Osuna and Antonio Palafox play against Chuck McKinley and Richard Dennis Ralston. The spectators cheer for the players. The Mexican players win the finals.
Frozen sailboats in Boston, Massachusetts. Frozen sailboats at a port. Frozen parts of ship. Men chop off ice from deck and rigging of sailboats.
Eleanor Roosevelt championing Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson II, as Democratic candidate for President, in 1960, in spite of two prior defeats at the polls. She is seen at an intimate gathering speaking with Stevenson and others. After Stevenson fails to gain the nomination, she supports the Democratic candidate, John F. Kennedy (JFK), with whom she is seen. In another scene, Mrs. Roosevelt stands with Kennedy, and Theodore Sorenson, his advisor and speechwriter. She sits with JFK as his political advisers stand behind them. October 31, 1962, Adlai Stevenson is seen informing the public that Mrs. Roosevelt is gravely ill. She dies on November 7, 1962. On November 10th 1962, mourners, including: Laura Delano, Nelson Rockefeller, Adlai Stevenson, former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ralph Bunche,Theodore Sorenson, and Robert Wagner are seen walking across a snowy churchyard in Hyde Park,at her funeral. They are followed by Former President, Harry Truman, with wife, Bess and daughter, Margaret. A moment later, President John F. Kennedy and Mrs. Kennedy arrive, accompanied by Secret Service Agents. A NY State Trooper salutes as they walk past to enter the chapel. Mourners gather around the bier as clergy officiate for the burial at Springwood, in Hyde Park. Closeup shows President Kennedy, Vice-President Lyndon Johnson, and former President Truman standing together. The eulogy by Adlai Stevenson is heard as a montage of Eleanor Roosevelt images is seen. On April 23, 1963, signs Congressional Act, chartering the Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Foundation. He speaks about it outside the White House.
The Nuclear Ship( NS ) Savannah is welcomed at ports of various cities in the United States. The NS Savannah underway at sea. She receives a welcome. Citizens standing in a harbor to welcome the Savannah. People aboard the ship in the foreground. A woman watches through binoculars. The United States Atomic Energy Commissioner Robert E. Wilson speaks. Flags of the United States in the background. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Luther Hartwell Hodges speaks. Other officials seated in chairs listen. A car is lowered on to a deck aboard the Savannah. The ship underway at sea. She makes her first trip through the Panama Canal. On this trip she carries very special passengers. The passengers watch out from the ship. She heads towards the Pacific Ocean. The port of Seattle. Large sign for "Port of Seattle" is seen behind a large old ferry ship. View of the Space needle and harbor in background. The Savannah arrives at the port of Seattle. Citizens of Seattle welcome the Savannah and a banner reads "Welcome Savannah to Seattle Worlds Fair." The captain of the ship draws routes on a map.
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