United States Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps Director Oveta Culp Hobby speaking to first WAAC officers to graduate from Officers Candidate School in Fort Des Moines, Iowa during World War II. The Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps salute before taking their seats. Audience clapping before Director Hobby congratulates the graduates of the six-week WAAC program. “In the days and years to come, this saga will become of increasing strength to the nation. Shortly you will go on active duty, your graduation today is, in a real sense, a commencement of service” Hobby continued. “I can assure you, that you will be serving the purpose you had in mind when you volunteered as officer candidates for the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps. I can assure you that it is a path of duty and devotion. You will serve as incorruptible witnesses for freedom. You have formed the soul of this corp. We will flourish and inspire and guide those who will follow you” Hobby concludes her speech before introducing Representative Congresswoman Edith Nourse Rogers to the graduates.
President John F. Kennedy accepts an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from George Washington University President Thomas H. Carroll. Audience gathered at GW University Yard applauds.
President Habib Bourguiba of Tunisia arrives at Washington National Airport for a state visit to the United States. State flags of the United States and its territories held by troops in airfield. President Habib Bourguiba climbs down air stair of a Military Air Transport Service jet airplane and shakes hands with President John F. Kennedy. President Bourguiba’s wife, Mrs. Moufida Bourguiba (née Mathilde Lorrain), shakes hands with Mrs.Jacqueline Kennedy. While President Habib Bourguiba shakes hands with a military officer while Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke is seen between them making introductions. A motorcade with the United States presidential parade car in Washington DC. Presidents Kennedy and Bourguiba leave the presidential car while Jackie Kennedy and Moufida Bourguiba meet their husbands.
Pedestrians with umbrellas walk on flooded street in the rain in Washington D.C. during the November Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam. Some pedestrians use walking sticks while walking. A woman holds her pet dog with her back from the camera. American youth and adults gather to protest the Vietnam War, in a march also known as the “Vietnam Moratorium”. Sign reads "Business as usual. Today is murder in Vietnam." A man holding a parody of the United States flag with skulls and crossbones replacing the stars. Peaceful protesters flashing the “peace sign” gesture while chanting “NOW” repeatedly. A young African American man with Afro hairstyle flashes the “peace sign” and smiles. Thousands of Americans participate in a nighttime candlelight vigil for soldiers killed during the Vietnam War. A man carries his young daughter on his shoulders while walking down Pennsylvania Avenue during the protest.
Psychedelic lights. Band of rock musicians performing Beat music on stage. A pair of guitarists and a female drummer. Hippies sitting in a room at a commune playing bongo drums. A young child drinks from a cup. Hippies playing with pet dogs. A psychedelic mandala hangs on the wall behind a hippie.
Various cars driving on a highway in the United States in the late 1960s. A white station wagon on the highway. Cars on interchange. A bus driving on highway. Parked cars in a lot. Lights and arrow signs at night. Paper and light bulb garlands. Electric power transmission towers. Pipes and storage tanks at a oil or gas refinery.
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