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President Lyndon B. Johnson leaves the House of Representatives chamber in the U.S. after first address to Congress

U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson takes new responsibilities as the President in an atmosphere of grief in the U.S, following the assassination death of President John F. Kennedy. Elevated sweeping view of city of San Francisco, with a flag at half staff in the foreground and bridge, bay, and mountains in the background. Flags waving at half mast on the grounds of the Washington Monument in Washington DC. U.S. flag at half staff over the Supreme Court. View inside the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol. The House of Representatives members stand and applaud for President Johnson as he leaves the chamber following his November 27, 1963 address to Congress. Citizens of the United States descending the stairs of the U.S. Capitol, after viewing the coffin of President Kennedy lying in state.

Date: 1963, November 27
Duration: 1 min 28 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070780
During press conference, U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson shares query received from a woman asking why the U.S. is fighting in Vietnam

Artist's sketch of U.S. Army field grade officer. Sketches of soldiers, arms, and equipment, including tanks, machine guns, missiles. President Lyndon B. Johnson, addressing the nation, relates receiving a letter from a woman who doesn't understand why America is fighting in Vietnam. Two U.S. Army captains in jungle fatigues, walk past a helmeted tank crewman, in Vietnam. Closeup of Vietnamese woman holding her crying baby. View of man on his haunches over a fire in destroyed building. (Vietnam War period).

Date: 1965, July 28
Duration: 1 min 23 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675071031
USAF LC-47H lands and taxis as LH-34B flies overhead and men are scattered about on ice in Antarctica.

U.S. Air Force Douglas LC-47Hs Skytrain land and take off in Antarctica. A large sign reading "Welcome to Three Palms, Antarctica; Population 21; Elevation 21'", a drawing of three palm trees in a cluster, the trunks in orange and the leaves in green, the letters, "NCEL MCBS". On ice covered land, equipment seen far in the background. USAF LC-47H approaches far in the background, for landing on skis. The aircraft touches down and taxis. Men are scattered about on ice. The aircraft slows down at far end of the runway. LH-34B in flight overhead. The LC-47H comes to a stop.

Date: 1964, February 3
Duration: 2 min 33 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675071417
USAF SAC personnel transport bombs via sea and bombs assembled in a factory for loading onto B-52 in South East Asia.

Sea activity of USAF Strategic Air Command (SAC) in South East Asia. A crane hoists bombs aboard a ship. Ships at the pier. Okinawan contract carrier truck transports the bombs. Bombs unloaded. A flat bed trailer loaded with bombs, drives. Bombs assembled in a factory. The nose and tail section plugs of the bombs are removed and pushed off. Bombs transported in the flat bed trailer. A USAF B-52 taxis and takes off. SAC personnel in the control room of flight at the air base. The aircraft lands and taxis.

Date: 1969
Duration: 2 min 10 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675071567
Group of US, Czech, Russian, Yugoslavian prisoners cheering, waving and laughing at liberation of OFLAG XIII-B Camp Hammelburg (WW2)

Freed Allied prisoners of war at OFLAG XIII-B, known as Camp Hammelburg, outside of Gemünden, Germany during World War II. A group of United States, Czech, Russian, Yugoslav prisoners of war standing together along with the liberating 14th U.S. Armored Division soldiers. Two prisoners talk to each other. The prisoners cheering, waving and laughing. Two prisoners walk down the road smiling; one waving a copy of Yank Magazine, the other a chunk of bread. U.S. Amry M-4 tank crashes through barbed wire fence of Camp Hammelburg. A group of freed prisoners gathers. Several prisoners stand and pose. Mass gathering of elated former prisoners. Freed prisoners of war dash toward U.S. soldiers and embrace them. (Note: This was the conclusion of the originally failed "Operation Hammelburg", initially attempted by "Task Force Baum," under Captain Abraham Baum, ten days prior. Inmates at the camp included the recently injured and captured Captain Baum, and Lieutenant Colonel John K. Waters, son in law of U.S. Army General George Patton. LTC John Waters was injured during the initial rescue attempt 10 days prior and was hospitalized and not seen in this film.)

Date: 1945, April 6
Duration: 2 min 59 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675071587
Major General Curtis E. LeMay and staff watch movies in Guam, Mariana Islands showing B-29 Superfortresses bombing Japan.

Major General Curtis E. LeMay and staff watch movies in Guam, Mariana Islands during World War II. U.S. Army Air Force ( USAAF ) Major General and Commander of 21st Bomber Command Curtis E. LeMay with staff watches movies. A screen in the background. LeMay and staff seated in chairs as they watch the movies. Major General Lemay smokes a cigarette as he talks a staff personnel. The screen shows USAAF B-29 Superfortresses taking off to bomb Japan. A pilot and a copilot in a cockpit. Bombings over a target. Explosions and smoke over targets. Staff personnel look at a map.

Date: 1945, March
Duration: 3 min 14 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675072103