Office of Senator J. William Fulbright in Washington DC. Sign on office door reads '1215, W Fulbright, ARKANSAS'. Photographs on the wall inside Fulbright's office. Photographs signed by President Lyndon B Johnson, with humorous comments. Senator Fulbright is seen being interviewed on a television show with caption: "Fulbright Advise & Dissent."
Question Answer period of the debate on 'Role of Congress in Foreign Policies' among John C Stennis, Chairman, Armed Service Committee and William J Fulbright, Chairman, Foreign Relations Committee in Washington DC, organized by American Enterprise Institute. Moderator of debate Peter Lasigor concludes the Question Answer period. He tells that Dr William Kintner asked Senator Fulbright about the controversy of Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. Senator Fulbright replied that President has the right to act without consultation whenever there is an emergency or threat to the nation's security but the issue about Gulf of Tonkin incident was not an urgent issue. He said that he was only the agent of situation and the decision of war was imposed over them.
American delegation return back from the Paris Peace Conference following World War 1 armistice. US Navy ship USS George Washington entering the harbor at Boston. The ship is decorated with U.S. flags all over. USS George Washington welcomed by other battleships as she steams towards the harbor. View of ship's guns and the Navy crew men on USS George Washington.
Cars in a parking lot in Seattle. Policeman checks pock marks on windshield of a car with a pen. A man covers his windshield to protect it from pock marks. Men sitting in a row, talk over telephones. Men observe a windshield and scientists study the marks through a microscope. Cars on a busy road.
Kids sit in the field and wait for the start of the Junior Rodeo held in John Day, Oregon. Boys and girls of the age from 9 to 19 years participate in the event. Boys and girls look at a paper and discuss about it. Children have to control the steers and broncos. A girl tries to do the job and falls down. Many children try to do it, but all of them fall and fail to control the steers and broncos. People watch the children.
U.S. Navy Secretary Josephus Daniels stands in the center of a grassy field surrounded by contingents of women Navy Yeomen and Marine "Marinettes." He bids them farewell, as they are being officially released from active duty in accordance with the Naval Appropriations Act of 1919. Next, he dons his hat and steps forward to commence a final review of the women in formation. Among those accompanying him are: Assistant Navy Secretary, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Admiral William Sims (now President of the Naval War College), and Major General George Barnett, Commandant of the Marine Corps. They walk past a formation of Yeomen(F) commanded by a male Petty Officer sailor, and continue toward a contingent of women marines. Camera focuses,next, on Yeomen(F) marching in review. During the review, Assistant Secretary Roosevelt is seen speaking to Admiral Sims. Civilian spectators stand in the background. Next, the women marines march in review. The final scene shows Daniels and Roosevelt conversing as they pose with women Marinettes, a young Navy Admiral, and and a Yeomen(F) color guard. All relax and disburse as the ceremony ends.
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