West Berlin Mayor Willy Brandt arrives in car at the White House, Washington DC. He discusses important issues with United States President John F Kennedy in the Oval Office. Brandt addresses a press conference.
President John F Kennedy returns to Washington DC from Palm Beach, Florida after a injury. President's Air Force One plane lands at airport. President Kennedy is received by an officer on plane's gate. He steps down plane and walks on crutches due to back pain. At White House President Kennedy meets Italian Prime Minister Amintore Fanfani and Foreign Minister Antonio Segni with Vice President Lyndon B Johnson.
President John F Kennedy takes stage during a question answer session in Washington DC. President advocates free elections in Berlin. He answers communists on Berlin.
United States President John F. Kennedy addresses a press conference in Washington DC. President Kennedy outlines the West's reply to Nikita Khrushchev's threats to sign a peace treaty with East Germany. He calls on the Soviet government to reconsider its course. “A city does not become free merely by calling it a "free city." For a city or a people to be free requires that they be given the opportunity, without economic, political or police pressure, to make their own choice to live their own lives. The people of West Berlin today have that freedom. It is the objective of our policy that they will continue to enjoy it.” President Kennedy said in his speech.
President John F Kennedy address the nation and announce increase in defense budget by 3.5 billion in Washington DC. Cameramen get ready to shoot the address. Press people hear the President Kennedy. President Kennedy says "and if war begins, it will have begun in Moscow not Berlin."
Troops in line. Navy cadets salute as British Prime Minister Harold McMillan steps down from a plane to discuss the explosive Laotian Crisis in Key West, Florida. He meets United States President John F Kennedy. They walk away from there with navy and army officers. Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko steps out from a car in Washington. He goes to a building with others and meets President Kennedy. Gromyko address press reporters in Russian. Translator translates into English. Press people take notes.