Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin in Washington DC, United States, during peace talks regarding the middle east. The U.S. Capitol in view. Several officials enter through a door into a hall in the building. The officials shake hands with other officials in the hall. Prime Minister Begin shakes hands with the officials and talks to them. The National Press Club building. Officials seated in the front at a table and U.S. and Israel flags displayed behind them. Press correspondents seated. A photographer takes pictures of the officials. A press man takes notes. Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin speaks at the press meet. The Prime Minister says that the discussions with U.S. President Jimmy Carter went very well and the President was very gracious to him. He says that he believes they have established an outcome that is expected to work in not only the coming months but also in the years to come. Elevated view from a building of vehicles moving on street. The U.S. Capitol in the background.
Repair of the Washington Monument (2 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20024, United States) in Washington DC, United States. Aerial view of the Washington Monument. A scaffolding around the monument during the repair work. Several views of the scaffolding. A man at work seated beside the scaffolding on the monument. Aerial view of the construction material near the monument. View of buildings through the scaffolding of the monument. Men at work on the scaffolding. The U.S. flag on the top of the scaffolding. The Washington Monument after completion of the work.
Modernization of a living room in the United States. Interior designer Catherine Howard speaks about remodeling of a living room. She says that every woman likes her living room modernized but puts it off for the reason that it is not affordable. The interior designer says that the living room could be modernized at a very moderate cost. View of a living room furnished in 1920 with old style furniture, a center table, a fireplace mantle and wall hangings. The fixtures like the fireplace mantle and a hanging lamp are changed. View of the room emptied and walls covered with a plain wall paper. Book shelves are placed in corners and curtains and venetian blinds are put on windows. A plain rug is spread on the floor. Modern couches and a center table are placed on the rug. Table lamps are placed on tables beside the couches.
Firemen campaign to prevent fires in the United States. Firemen move in vans with equipment to douse building fires. People standing on the side of a road. Buildings on fire. Flames rising from the buildings. A fire officer shows a rusted stove pipe and stray electric wiring. The Fire Chief says that most fires occur in buildings that need repair. He says that they have been calling on property owners and examining their premises and advising them to correct the errors in the buildings to prevent fire.
Recovery of building industry in the United States. Views of men hammering nails, plastering, brick laying, cementing, painting and laying false floors during a remodeling program in the United States. View of the industries which have undergone equipment improvement. Large crowds of men who are employed in the remodeling program. Laborers during construction work on streets. People at work in factories and industries and men at work in residential complexes under the National Housing Act of 1935. U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt writing at his desk.
The International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. A huge crowd in the stands during the race. A number of balloons let off into the air marking the start of the motor racing. The cars take off. A large number of people watching from both the sides of the track. The cars racing on the track. One car moving away from the track and toppling followed by four other cars hitting each other and piling on the track. The crowd in the stands. The damaged cars are removed from the track by a few men. The race restarts and the cars moving on the track. Two women in the crowd. Men standing on the sides of the track. View of a car racing to the finishing line. A man standing among the crowd takes photographs. People gather around winner A. J. Foyt's car. Several photographers taking pictures. A. J. Foyt wearing a garland of flowers standing beside a woman and a few officials. Foyt kisses the woman.
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