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Protestors against the Vietnam War during 1971 May Day rally in Washington DC; police arrest demonstrators.
Scenes from May 1, 1970 "Mayday" (or "May Day") anti-war rally in Washington DC, by civil disobedience groups organized against the Vietnam War, including the National Peace Action Coalition. Ground level view of U.S. Capitol building as seen from National Mall. Views among 3000 protestors gathered on the steps and grounds of the U.S. Capitol, described as radicals by the narrator. Crowd of demonstrators cheering and yelling and displaying signs. A hippie man in top hat displays a rude finger gesture to the camera and yells. He appears to be holding a hand rolled joint or cigarette. Protestors, some shirtless, dance, sway, and yell in scenes of general chaos. A protestor with a profane word painted on his forehead. View of police in riot gear helmets with shields as they watch the crowd. Close-up views of faces of demonstrators on U.S. Capitol steps. Police begin to forcibly pick up and drag away protestors who have been ordered to disperse. Protestors stay limp and heavy making it difficult and slow for police to remove them and arrest them. View of a peace demonstrator carrying a young child with a painted forehead. Police process protestors and load arrested protestors into a bus. Police officer crushes small white disks or tablets into powder on ground outside bus. Scenes after the protest of routine traffic of 1960s and early 1970s cars, taxi cabs, and pedestrians on streets of Washington DC in National Mall area, including Pennsylvania Avenue, and near various federal buildings. Citizens in 1970s fashions crossing the street. 1960s and 1970s cars on the roads. View of office workers and pedestrians on sidewalk in Washington DC going to or from work. A small protest gathering in the distance behind the workers. View of protestors gathered and assembling. Assorted views of police officers near a crowd of demonstrators. Police drag a woman protestor down the steps of a federal building. The protestor nods her head and shows peace signs with both hands as she is hauled away. A male protestor is hoisted to his feet by police after being dragged down the steps.
Police respond to anti-Vietnam War 1971 protests.
Washington DC Metropolitan Police responds to large-scale anti-Vietnam War protests conducted by the National Peace Action Coalition. Seal of the Washington DC Metropolitan Police on police car door. Police dispatcher communicates with police. Close up lit call buttons dispatch radio console. Night traffic in Washington, D.C. Police cars and motorcycles rush to the scene at night. Map at dispatch shows numbered call boxes lit. Dispatcher presses a “Monitor” button on console. Close up dispatcher talking into microphone. Silhouette view of a Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter flying at night. Evening traffic over the Memorial Bridge in Washington DC. Police cars and motorcycle moving on evening streets. Anti-war protestors taking cover behind cars at night. Reporters with motion picture cameras walking towards protests. Police standing on Canal Road fire tear gas up hill towards Rock Creek Park and Georgetown University area. Car rushes through small crowd of protestors. Finger of police dispatcher pressing the “Transmit” button on radio console. Dispatcher speaking into headset. A Volkswagen Beetle blocking a street in Georgetown. Cars barricading street near Georgetown. Protesters on the street. Protestor covering mouth to protect from tear gas. Police dome light on car. Needle on VU meter of dispatch radio console. Protesters wheeling away a dumpster. Woman moves trash can. Tear gas fired in federal area near National Mall. Policemen arrest protesters. D.C. Fire department van driving. Protesters open dumpster, spilling its contents on the street. A woman confronts a policeman. Policemen takes away an arrested man. African American man arguing. Sign says “If tear gassed WASH EYES HERE”. Policeman radioing while police run behind him. A police officer moving a trash can from the street. Police rocking a Volkswagen Beetle by its rear, trying to move it. Police officers carry a resisting protester. Burning newspaper dispenser in road. Hippie protesters, belonging to youth groups such as the May Day Tribe and Yippies, singing "Ain't Gonna Study War no More" and chanting “The whole world is watching!”
American troops watch air strikes and climb mountains in dense jungle of A Shau Valley in Vietnam
The U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division troops pass through jungles of A Shau Valley in Vietnam in April, 1971. Members of the U.S. 327th Infantry Airborne regiment, 101st Airborne Division, at landing zone, watch air strikes before moving out. Smoke rises as the air strikes continue. The troops climb a mountain in the dense jungle. The troops on patrol in the jungle. The troops walk through high bushes. (Vietnam War period).
Anti-war protestors rally at U.S. Capitol against the war in Vietnam.
April 24, 1971 rally organized by the National Peace Action Coalition against the Vietnam War, held in Washington DC. Feet with shoes and 1970s fashion pants legs of peace marchers on streets of Washington DC. Hippie protestors holding the North Vietnamese flag and the flag of the Vietcong National Liberation Front and yelling chants against the war. Reporter sitting atop a truck photographs the marching crowd of anti-war citizens. A sign reads "Veterans". Protestors seen marching from the White House to the U.S. Capitol. Narrator indicates that protestors are also highlighting civil rights issues. Aerial view of U.S. Capitol building. Protestors crossing mall lawn areas. Elevated view of densely packed crowd on Mall grounds. Demonstrators cheering and yelling and shaking their fists. Police and officials lean against U.S. Capitol walkway railings and observe the crowd. Some protestors are seen perched on limbs of a tree, and the tree is moving as the crowd swings the tree back and forth. Crowd seated around a flag made of red flowers. Crowd waving Vietcong flag. Some protestors seen scaling a wooden fence barrier on the Capitol grounds.
U.S. President Richard Nixon addresses people in the United States on withdrawal of remaining U.S. troops from Vietnam.
Television broadcast of U.S. President Richard Nixon's speech from the White House in Washington DC, United States on the withdrawal of remaining U.S. troops from Vietnam on 29th March 1973 during the Vietnam War. The White House. The Seal of the President of the United States. The President talks about that period of the Vietnam War when he joined the office and speaks about the program he initiated to end the war. He says American prisoners are on their way from Vietnam and people of South Vietnam are now free to choose their government. He says North Vietnam is not complying with few provisions of the Peace Agreement. He says that they should honor all those American soldiers who died during the Vietnam War. He refers to the difficult days of the war including the moratorium to end the war which was organized on October 15, 1969 when millions of Americans took day off from work and schools to participate in local demonstrations against the war. Nixon refers to the period of April 1971 when he ordered attacks on Communist bases in Cambodia. He talks about the period of May 1972 when he ordered air strikes in North Vietnam and the period of December 1972 when he ordered more air strikes.
Soldiers unload supplies and equipment from UH-1B helicopters in A Shau Valley, Vietnam during Vietnam War.
The U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division troops at the Fire Support Base in A Shau Valley, Vietnam during the Battle of Fire Support Base Ripcord of Vietnam War. Soldiers carry supplies and equipment. Supplies and equipment stacked. U.S. Army UH-1B Iroquois helicopters approach for landing on the fire support base. UH-1B helicopters land on A Shau Valley and troops disembark. Troops with their supplies are unloaded from UH-1B helicopters on fire support base atop a mountain.