Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. walking with organized Labor leader Walter Reuther, and African American leaders including John Lewis, arriving outside the White House in Washington DC. Press and photographers surround them. A. Philip Randolph speaks to the reporters. Mr. Roy Wilkins and Martin Luther King Jr., Walter Reuther, and John Lewis standing nearby. Representative of the Roman Catholic group commission speaks. Labor leader Walter Reuther speaks. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr makes a statement. Black American singers lead the crowd in singing "We shall overcome" in Civil Rights rally at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. Thousands link arms and sing and sway together to the melody (during the March On Washington for Jobs and Freedom).
U.S. President John F Kennedy during a recording at the White House for national television. The President addresses the viewers about his recent trip to Europe. Cameramen with their motion picture cameras preparing to record the President's speech. Exterior daytime view of the White House and trees with mid summer leaves in foreground. Two dignitaries speak on camera during setup testing, then President Kennedy speaks.
White House photographers taking light meter readings in advance of JFK address. President John F Kennedy comes to podium and awaits signal from techinicians, to proceed. After getting the start signal, President Kennedy commences to report to the Nation about his tour of Europe.
United States President Lyndon B Johnson addresses congress in Washington DC several days after the assassination death of President Kennedy. Brief view of house chamber watching President Johnson is seen during the clip. Segment of speech from Johnson's address to congress is seen, in which Johnson states, "In this age when there can be no losers in peace and no victors in war, we must recognize the obligation to match national strength with national restraint. We must be prepared at one and the same time for both the confrontation of power and the limitation of power."
Officer checking new Russian teletype machine in Pentagon, for communications between the United States and the Soviet Union. View from Pentagon exterior hallway of the office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Officers push the Russian teletype machine into the Joint Chiefs of Staff area. Sign over door reads: Offices of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Close-up view of Russian teletype typing machine.
Air Force Sergeant checks the machine and calls a translator to check the message. Message being typed in Russian. Keyboard in Russian letters. A 24 hour clock on wall with 'Moscow' written in the center. The seconds hand turning.