Political leaders arriving for a conference at the White House in Washington DC. Senator (and future U.S. President) Lyndon B. Johnson, then Senate Majority leader, emerges from a car along with Mississippi Senator James Oliver Eastland. Georgia Senator Walter F. George, then President pro tempore of the Senate arrives and emerges from a car. The officials greet and welcome the leaders while press photographers take photos. The leaders talk with each other. View of the White House. After the meeting they emerge. Senator J. William Fulbright and Senator Albert Gore, Sr., seen among them. They address a press conference.
U.S. military technical report titled "Review of Guided Missiles-Guided Bomb GB-1". A GB-1 suspended for display. A B-17 Bomber of the U.S. Army Air Corps takes off with a GB-1 attached. Launching of GB-1. It follows a long aerial path and then hits the target. (World War II period).
A review of remote controlled weapons of the U.S. Army Air Force. A worker replaces cap of a bomb by a tail section. Smoke flares attached with this tail section. Bomb is placed on a cart and dragged towards a B-25 bomber aircraft of the U.S. Army Air Force. Operators work on instruments to observe the glide of the bomb through a lower gun turret well. Bomb dropped traverses towards its target on ground (World War II period).
A German factory destroyed by bombing of Allied bombers during World War II. A signboard saying 'Deutsche Star Kugelhalter Ges. m.b.H' (of Schweinfurt Germany). The chimney of the wrecked factory with painted letters 'F & S'. Factory premises destroyed by bombing, remains are ruin and rubble. The bent girders have sprung out due to explosions.
Planes of United States Army Air Force at their base in the Japanese island of Iwo Jima, during World War II. P-51 Mustangs of the U.S. AAF on the runway and parked. Mustangs take off and land during a routine exercise. Damaged B-29 bomber parked near the runway. Airmen and mechanics work on the damaged bomber.
Airmen of United States Army Air Force at their base in the Isley Field in Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War II. Airmen and crew of the 500th Group of the 73rd bombardment wing leave the briefing room near the sea shore and board trucks. Trucks carrying crew move on roads. Anti aircraft gunners clean their weapons. Gun post and mud sacks. Crew members with flight gear stand near a B-29 bomber.
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