Americans gathered in large numbers for the Civil Rights march in Washington DC, known as the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. African American and white citizens are seen gathered together at the Lincoln Memorial following the speech by Martin Luther King Jr. People hold flags in their hands. They hold their hands together and sing "We Shall Overcome". Organizers begin taking down chairs as the crowd is departing the Lincoln Memorial grounds. A young woman takes photographs of the people. They hold boards and placards in hands. People sit along the sides of the Reflecting Pool near the memorial. They talk amongst themselves and soak their feet in the water. A man in a Queens College sweatshirt walks and talks with a friend. At another location, A. Philip Randolph addresses reporters and speaks about the success of the march. Roy Wilkins and Walter Reuther stand beside him, and John Lewis is behind him. Night view of the city. People returning home from the March. People asleep in buses at night. Audio in background of clip at end with people singing and chanting "Freedom!"
People gather at baseball's Hall of Fame in Cooperstown New York. Announcer notes Cleveland Indians pitcher Bob Feller and Brooklyn Dodgers second baseman Jackie Robinson have been inducted into the Hall of Fame. Scenes from the careers of both players. Bob Feller greeting kids on field, holding a child. Bob Feller pitching at Polo Grounds in New York, date unknown. Jackie Robinson seen removing baseball bat from rack. Announcer notes he is the first African American man admitted to the Hall of Fame. Robinson seen hitting ball to outfield wall and sliding into second base for a double. Robinson successfully steals home against New York Yankees pitcher Whitey Ford in the opening game of the 1955 World Series -- although catcher Yogi Berra disagrees vehemently with the umpire's call.
View of the White House. President Lyndon Johnson accompanied by FBI Director, J. Edgar Hoover, who speaks into microphone, thanking the President for the action he had taken, on Hoover's behalf. (Johnson waived the mandatory retirement age of 70, to allow Hoover to continue as Director of the FBI.) Visitor looking at displays in the FBI headquarters, in Washington, DC, including the "Ten Most Wanted." Hoover testifying before the Senate Committee investigating Crime, chaired by Senator Estes Kefauver. View of J Edgar Hoover entering an office room and giving a speech in an FBI office late in his career.
Cadets in uniform march in formation at the Naval Aviation Academy in Pensacola, Florida. They march in front of the buildings of the Naval Aviation Academy. They learn discipline, team work and spirit of service in the Academy. Cadets on the ship at sea trained about the working of the ship. They learn signaling and about guns use. They learn to operate the ship . Cadets in cockpit of a plane. The plane taxis in water. They learn various hand signals like bringing up left wing and turn left. Plane in flight. Other planes take off.
A Cadet and an instructor get into the seats of an N3N seaplane in Pensacola, Florida, and take off under the control of the cadet who flies the whole flight while being monitored by the instructor. After landing, the instructor gets out, and the officer-in-charge of operations signals the cadet and he takes off again and completes his first solo flight. The cadet gets out of the plane after he arrives at the pier, where other student flyers meet him and throw him into the water in celebration of his signal accomplishment.
Cadets learn about the operations and functions of plane's motor in Naval Aviation Academy in Pensacola, Florida. Instructor teaches the cadets by making diagrams about the functions of motor on black-board. They lean about the engine of plane. They take exams to become qualified radio operators. They also learn about the practical navigation.
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