U.S. Defense Secretary McNamara addresses a news conference in the United States. United States Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara addresses a news conference and reports on Vietnam. He points at the bombed out supply routes from the North Vietnam. He shows the Chinese machine gun. He points at the charts showing the air raid damaged bridges. Reporters note down the points. The Defense Secretary states presence of the regular North Vietnamese troops in the South. (Vietnam War period).
President Johnson addresses the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists in the United States. View of the White House. Members of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists gather during the conference. President of the United States Lyndon Baines Johnson addresses gathering. Members note down the points. President reaffirms U.S. policy in South Vietnam. He visualizes the prosperous Vietnam once the war ends. street and field scenes. Monuments and buildings. President continues his speech and talks about the Red China and North Vietnam.
Air attack in Vietnam during Operation Rolling Thunder of Vietnam War. United States Air Force F-105 Thunderchief fighter aircraft piloted by Captain Charles Loucks from the 34th TFS, Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, in flight over ammunition dump in Hoai An. Aircraft drop bombs. Smoke column rises from blasts. (Note: Captain Loucks completed 150 missions over North Vietnam in the F-105, receiving the Flying Cross with four oak leaf clusters during this time.)
United States aircraft carrier in South China Sea during the Vietnam War. Essex-class USS Hancock (CV/CVA-19) aircraft carrier sailing in the South China Sea. Inside the briefing room of the USS Hancock, Commander Warren H. Sells (Commander Air Wing 21) briefs the pilots prior to the Air Strike on North Vietnam. Commander C. BIRDWELL (Executive Officer of the VA-216) briefing pilots in ready room before an air strike. Commander Birdwell points to a diagram “VF-24 Checkertails”. Pilots listening to the briefing. A Douglas A-1H Skyraider and Vought F-8 Crusader coming in for arrested landing in the aircraft carrier. Pilot briefing recoveries of F8 and A4 aircraft and flight deck action. Pilot (Name: LCDR Rudy Miller) climbs the cockpit of Vought F-8 Crusader. Plane captain assists pilot before taxi. Aircraft label reads “LCDR Rudy Miller”. Pilot gives "thumbs up". Plane captain hands over helmet to pilot. Pilot wears helmet. Douglas A-1H Skyraider and Vought F-8 Crusader aircraft take off one by one from the aircraft carrier.