A meeting of Pan American Nations delegates at the Pan American Union headquarters in Washington DC (soon after becoming the OAS or Organization of American States). National flags of various participant nations at a partially constructed building. Officials and dignitaries address the assembly. An official lays a stone in the building as part of the ceremony. Audience listens to the address of speakers. Near end of clip is a brief, unrelated segment with an early United States Air Force helicopter model, small with an open cockpit, being flown in front of a McDonnell Aircraft Corporation building.
United States President Harry S. Truman arrives to receive Secretary of State George C. Marshall at the airport. President Truman shakes hands with and is greeted by officials. A chartered airplane with writing "The Independence" lands at the airstrip. From the plane descends General George C Marshall via a stairway marked "MATS" for Military Air Transport Service. President shakes hands with him and talks. President Truman and Secretary Marshall sit in the car of the U.S. President and then depart.
United States' first National Arboretum in Washington DC. The Arboretum has 60,000 varieties of various valuable plants, trees, shrubs and flowers some of which also have their origin in countries like China, Japan and Korea. Director of the Arboretum Henry Cardiff says these plants may have variety of uses as food, medicine and in other useful things. Botanical Scientist in the laboratory of Arboretum. Men and women visitors in the Arboretum observe various plants.
East Asian Arts Exhibit in the National Museum of Asian Art in Washington DC (Freer Gallery; Sackler Gallery). The exhibition displays East Asian artifacts made of precious metals from the period of 2300 BC to 700 AD. Maps showing the origin of such crafts. Golden engraved plates, sculpture of craters and miners, golden jars, things bearing resemblance to animals, also exhibited. Curator discusses holdings. Views of vessels, weapons, luxury items, paintings of artisans, artifacts, deer and wild buffalo made of bronze. Ancient pictures and sculptures made of carvings on precious metals.
New Air Force One airplane of the President of United States George H. W. Bush at the Andrew's airbase, Washington DC. Seal of the United States President on the new Air Force One airplane (Boeing VC-25). Airplane nose of the Air Force One. Interiors of the new Air Force One is shown to be capable of withstanding nuclear radiations. The lounge, living room, conference room, fully equipped kitchen inside the plane. Satellite TV, telephones and luxurious interiors. The new Air Force One takes off.
Program to promote Career in Engineering. Engineers working on designing a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) in a laboratory. Other Engineers observe meter readings and operate computerized control systems. Young students at Julius West School and Laurel High school. Conference about the careers in various streams of Engineering by National Society of Professional Engineers under the program, Discover- E. Engineering professionals from Westinghouse Electronic System Group address a class of young students. Monitory aid provided, magazines and journals introduced to promote school students opting for a Career in Engineering.
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