John Charles Daly speaks about the recipients of the Medal of Honor in various wars. He stands next to large facsimiles of the medal in the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, United States. He explains the three versions of the Medal of Honor which include first for the U.S. Army, the second for the U.S. Navy , Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, and the third for the U.S. Air Force. Dramatized past scenes show American colonial volunteers advancing on a battlefield and firing artillery against the British, during the Battle of Saratoga in the year 1777.
John Charles Daly standing in the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon in Virginia, United States, speaks of the period prior to the establishment of the U.S. Medal of Honor. Reenacted scenes of the War of 1812 are shown, including British and American naval engagements and Americans fighting British regulars in the Battle of New Orleans in 1815 .
John Charles Daly stands in the Hall of Heroes, at the Pentagon, in front of large replicas of the Medals of Honor. He extols the courage of Medal of Honor recipients whose names appear on the wall behind him. Camera backs away, revealing the three types of medals flanked by American flags and with the words: "Hall of Heroes," displayed above them. Camera retreats down the hall away from the display to a fade out.
American servicemen are kept informed through newspaper and radio telecasts in the United States. A man operates a recording machine and records the interview of an officer. Printing of Stars and Stripes newspaper. A truck loaded with bundles of newspaper moves through streets. Soldiers aboard a ship underway at sea read a newspaper. They listen to the radio. A man operates a recording device at a American Forces Radio and Television Station. American military men watch television shows. Newspapermen discuss news material. Broadcast technical specialists operate devices at a station.
Work of members at a American Forces Radio and Television Station in the United States. A man examine 16mm motion picture film before a program telecast. Station technicians playback 2-inch Quad reel-to-reel videotapes. Closeup of a monitor displaying a sports event. Closeup of waveform monitor. Men undertake technical maintenance of the television broadcast station. Transmitter is adjusted by one technician. A maintenance man examines a transmission dish.
The first Kennedy-Nixon Presidential Debate in Chicago, Illinois. Moderator Howard K. Smith thanks Republican candidate U.S. Vice President Richard M. Nixon and Democratic candidate Senator John F. Kennedy for their opening statements. The Moderator the panel of correspondents: Sander Vanocur from NBC News, Charles Warren from Mutual News, Stuart Novins from CBS News and Bob Fleming from ABC News. Mr Fleming directs his first question to Senator Kennedy. He asks him why does he think that people should vote for him rather than Vice President Nixon. Kennedy answers and tells about his 14 years of experience in the Labor Committee. He compares the programs being advocated by the Democratic party and the Republican party. He states that the Republican leadership has opposed federal aid for education, medical care for the aged and development of country's natural resources in the past few years.
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