Vehicles move on a new road from Bien Hoa to Saigon, in Vietnam. This highway was the main link between the main military airbase at Bien Hoa, and the capital, Saigon. Cars, an auto rickshaw and a van drive past on the road. A puddle of water alongside the road.Travelers ride motorbikes. Trees in the foreground. Heading towards Saigon from Bien Hoa, the South Vietnamese National Military cemetery (equivalent to U.S.Arlington cemetery) is visible, on the right hand side.
Aerial views of Fourth Infantry Division main base camp (Camp Enari) and Airfield. Three UH-1D helicopters in flight. Main base camp. Flying over AH-1G in revetment. Soldiers walk away from UH-1D helicopters at the camp. Board of 7th Squadron 17th Cavalry headquarters.
B-52D strategic bombers, converted to carry conventional munitions, in Operation Arc Light, at U-Tapao during Vietnam War. Numerous U.S. Air Force B-52D bombers of the Strategic Air Command (SAC) are parked in concrete revetments at U-Tapao Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand. A single B-52 begins to taxi out of its parking place. As it turns toward the camera, sunlight glints off its windshield. It taxis slowly between the other parked aircraft. Scene shifts to a B-52 moving slowly along a taxiway towards the active runway, where two other B-52s are holding short. Low mountains dominate the background. Next, the taxiing B-52 continues along, behind only one other holding short of the active runway. (These three B-52s are likely leaving on a 3-aircraft Arc Light mission over Vietnam.) View of another B-52 taxiing past one parked in a revetment, while another B-52 departs on a long takeoff role along the active runway, in the background. Camera focuses on a B-52 taking off and becoming airborne.
A moratorium march in Washington D.C., United States by pacifists and peace demonstrators against the Vietnam War. A banner reads 'A Calvinist for peace'. People march in Washington D.C. as they protest against American involvement in the Vietnam War and demand the end of the war. People outside the White House. People on the top of an ambulance. The Washington Memorial in the background. People in lawns with the Lincoln Memorial in the background. Anti war demonstrators gather to protest against the war. Among famous performers seen are: folk singers Pete Seeger, and Peter, Paul and Mary. Coretta Scott King (widow of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.) addresses the gathering. An artist being presented a memento. Activists address the gathering.
A moratorium march in Washington D.C by pacifists and anti-war demonstrators against the Vietnam War. A banner reads 'Impudent snobs for peace'. Demonstrators carrying American flags and wearing badges march at the rally to protest against United States involvement in the Vietnam War. One protestor carries North Vietnamese flag of National Front for the Liberation of the South. One person carries a flag with a dove on it. A banner reads 'Stop the trials'. Some protestors have hippie hair styles and clothing. A banner reads: "Bring all the troops home Now!" Many views of people on Constitution Avenue, between the Washington Monument and the Ellipse.
Stand of U.S. President Richard Nixon on Vietnam War. President Nixon addresses the nation about the Vietnam War from White House. He details how United States got involved in the war. He talks of protests and demonstrations of anti war activists and wants an everlasting solution to the problem. He reminds of Woodrow Wilson's efforts to end wars and peace. Nixon tells the youth of America about their demonstrations: "I respect your idealism. I share your concern for peace. I want peace as much as you do." He speaks to the "great silent majority" of Americans (contrasted with the youth demonstrators) and asks for their support in fighting "the forces of totalitarianism" and in supporting his plans for fighting and ending the war. He asks that Americans be united for peace and united against defeat. In the final part of this speech segment, President Nixon invokes the term "silent majority."