A survey crew at Clipperton Island during Rear Admiral Byrd's expedition. Men survey Clipperton Island, marking points with flags. A man communicates via semaphore to the USS Concord offshore. View of Clipperton Rock offshore. Men paddle into surf in an inflatable raft. The raft returns to shore, almost upended by the surf.
View of rock cliffs around Clarion Island during U.S. Rear Admiral Byrd's special navy mission in the South Pacific. Long shots of Clarion Island in its entirety.
An Amphibious Attack (APA) transport ship underway at a sea during U.S. Admiral Byrd's special navy mission in the South Pacific. A man on the bridge looks through binoculars. Three ships in the convoy. A man looks over rigging and life rafts. A cargo ship in background. A gun crew and a gun in foreground. A shirtless gun crew man operates controls to rotate the gun. . (World War II period).
Aerial view of Clipperton Island during Admiral Byrd's special Navy mission in the South Pacific. Shoreline of the island reveals massive stagnate freshwater lagoon within island's interior. Waves break against the coastline.
U.S. President Lyndon B Johnson speaks at the National Legislative Conference in San Antonio. He talks about the U.S. proposal for peace in Vietnam. He expresses the desire to negotiate with the Democratic Republic of Vietnam Ho Chi Minh and other Chiefs of States. He is prepared to send Secretary Rush to meet Vietnamese officials. Conference attendees seated during the speech. He states Hanoi's refusal of the peace offer, as a result of which the war in Vietnam continues.
Aerial view of tropical pacific island of Kwajalein. U.S. Anti Ballistic Missile system on the island of Kwajalein, Pacific. An artists' conception of a typical operating missile site. The aim is to guard U.S. against any possible nuclear attack from Communist China. Missiles launched to meet and destroy enemy missiles. Artists' rendition of enemy projectiles far above the Earth's atmosphere. Missiles launched.
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