A national television report on the burial of late U.S. President John F Kennedy in the United States. State Department correspondent Elie Abel reports on President Lyndon Johnson's reception on the occasion of John F Kennedy's burial in Washington DC. Dignitaries gathered in a room. Chancellor of West Germany Ludwig Erhard with French President Charles De Gaulle. Officers and dignitaries stand around them. Erhard and De Gaulle use interpreters to communicate. De Gaulle shakes hands with dignitaries and meets leaders of various countries. Foreign Minister of France Maurice Couve De Murville stands at a distance from De Gaulle. French Ambassador in Washington DC steers President De Gaulle across the room through the crowd.
A pro Betancourt rally in Venezuela. Crowds gathered with signage against Fidel Castro and in support of Romulo Betancourt. Betancourt addresses the crowds from a podium on a stage, outdoors. A man sitting looking at a radio tower. Images of radio control equipment and sign wave signatures on a scope. Scenes of protest and rioting in a Latin American or South American city. Police combating demonstrators. Vehicles overturned. Citizens running through the streets. Crowds being sprayed by fire hoses from moving fire trucks. Close up views of a newspaper "La Prensa" indicating Fidel Castro's support of the Communist party in Peru. Headline, "Fidel Castro Financia al partido comunista Peruano." An inside headline from the same paper reads, "La Embajada de Cuba Distribuye Propaganda Subversica en el Peru" indicating that an Ambassador from Cuba distributed anti-government, subversive propaganda en Peru. What follows are a series of images drawing parallels between Castro and other fascist historical leaders. Castro speaking forcefully, then a cut to historical excerpts from speeches by Hitler and Goebels in Germany during World War II. A scene with Hitler speaking and gesticulating wildly and forcefully, followed by a scene with Castro doing the same. A wooden sign with skull and crossbones and the words "HALT! STOJ!" on it. Prisoners in a German Nazi concentration camp, thin, weary, and huddled near a barb wire perimeter fence circa early 1945. Nikita Khrushchev on a review stand waving his hat to Soviet Army forces marching below him carrying guns with bayonets fixed. Chinese citizen-military forces (possibly early Red Guard) at a rally, with young women and young men raising rifles in the air . Soviet Russian leader Nikita Khrushchev shaking hands with Chinese leader Mao Zedong, Chairman of the Communist Party of China. A group of Chinese workers digging ditches, including men and women Chinese workers. Still image of Khrushchev and Castro embracing. An anti-communist rally in Cuba.
New York Athletic Club Games at Madison Square Garden. Women running on track and Yetta Heiner of Germany wins the women's 60 yard sprint. Men compete in pole vaulting. French competitor falls short as his pole breaks in half. Rolando Cruz of Villanova tops 16 feet in Pole Vault. Crowd watching and cheering. Gerry Ashworth wins the men's 60 yard dash. Jim Beatty sets a new Indoor record for the mile in 3:58:6. View of Tom O' Hara who also finished under four minutes. In the high Jump, Valeriy Brumel of the Soviet Union sets a new Indoor mark at 7 feet 2 inches.
An episode of the television show Washington Conversation. Robert Sargent Shriver talks to the interviewer, they occupy their seat and the interview begins. Interviewer Paul Niven asks him about his student life and the tours to Europe. Shriver talks about his experience during his tours to Germany, France and other European countries. He tells how he learnt to appreciate different cultures through such tours. He also tells about how he got the scholarship to go to Europe. He answers questions about his days in the United States Navy and how after the World War II he took to Journalism instead of Law.
Activities at the National Press Club and the White House in Washington DC. At the National Press Club Konrad Adenauer, speaking in German, makes informal statements to journalists. Brief views of Adenauer playing a type of bowling game, outdoors. At the White House U.S. President John F. Kennedy greets the Chancellor of Germany, Konrad Hermann Josef Adenauer. Konrad Adenauer addresses the crowd.
The Chancellor of Germany Konrad Adenauer visits Austin, Texas. U.S. Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson presents a Texas Ten Gallon hat and welcomes Adenauer. View of the Texas Capitol building. Johnson and Adenauer ride in an open car and greet spectators, who crowd the sidewalks. Policeman, on motorcycle, moves enthusiastic spectators who spill into the street . Spectators hold banners to welcome Adenauer, some written in German. Johnson and Adenauer watch a welcoming parade, including bands,drum majorettes,and military units.