Sesquicentennial anniversary of Washington DC. The statue of Governor of the District of Columbia Alexander Robey ("Boss") Shepherd. Tree lined avenues and parks. The Library of Congress in Washington DC. A bronze fountain of the Court of Neptune (101 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20540, USA) at the entrance to the landmark Library of Congress.
View of the Folger Library on Capitol Hill and Library of Congress Annex buildings (101 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20540, USA). Cars ford Rock Creek in Rock Creek Park. Picnics in Rock Creek Park. Children on stream bank and on swings at Rock Creek Park Picnic tables at Hains Point. Golf course at Hains Point. Cars parked in parking Hains Point lots. Men fish from the bank of the Potomac River.
U.S. Army firing battlefield missiles at test sites in the U.S.A. An Army Dart Missile is seen on launch stand as the film begins. It is fired and speeds low over the ground until it strikes a building target which it destroys in smoke filled explosion. Next, its later replacement, an SS-10 missile is seen on a simple launching pad in a field. It launches and flies swiftly to destroy a target tank. A Corporal missile (nuclear capable) is seen being trucked to a site at a test location. Soldier at a battlefield position remotely manipulates the Corporal missile, raising it upright to a launching position. View from a distance of the missile firing and disappearing in the clouds. View of a launching gantry, with a Sergeant missile standing upright in it. It fires and climbs out of sight.
The Munitions Building of the War Department in Washington DC, United States. Exterior of the building. Cars and various vehicle traffic passing on the street in front of the building. A sign over the door of the building reads 'War Department Munitions Building' (Constitution Gardens Pond, Washington, DC 20004, USA). Cars parked in front of the building. A flag flying atop the building.
The Munitions Building in Washington DC during World War II. Exterior of the building (Constitution Gardens Pond, Washington, DC 20004, USA). Cars passing on the street. Entrance of the building. Army and civilian personnel arriving. An armed sentry standing in the foreground. Personnel entering the building. A sentry standing at the door. A sign reads 'War Department Munitions Building'.
Wide shot of Senate Caucus Room in the Senate Office Building in Washington D.C. USA. Members of the press listen as John F. Kennedy announces his candidacy for President of the United States. In his speech, he notes that, "The Presidency is the most powerful office in the Free World. Through its leadership can come a more vital life for our people." At the conclusion of his speech, a reporter asks him if he might consider accepting the position of Vice President. He answers, "I shall not on any condition be a candidate for Vice President. If I fail in this endeavor, I shall return and serve in the United States Senate."
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