Inauguration of U.S. President Lyndon B Johnson in Washington DC. Federal Supreme Court Chief Justice administers the oath taking of Lyndon Johnson as the President of United States. His wife stands by him during the oath taking ceremony. Number of dignitaries and civilians gathered�during the ceremony at the U.S. Capitol in Washington DC.
The signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in a ceremony in the President's Room near the Senate Chambers in the U.S. Capitol, in Washington DC. President Lyndon B. Johnson talks to other Senators and Congressmen during the signing of the Voting Rights Act. Wider view of other attendees at the signing, including John Lewis in background and other civil rights leaders. A leader whispers in the ear of Martin Luther King Jr., in foreground.
Politician and diplomat Adlai Stevenson dies in United States. Adlai Stevenson speaks about peace in South East Asia at an international conference. Adlai busy studying in his personal library. He raises both hands and waves towards a crowd cheering for him.
Heavy floods and tornadoes in various areas during 1965. View of multi-story buildings and home toppling into a ravine caused by flooding and erosion. Destroyed houses and buildings due to floods and tornadoes. Buildings collapse due to soil erosion caused by floods and tornadoes. Cloud of dirt and smoke rises in air as the buildings fall.
Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev raises the incident of United States spying Soviet positions. A United States Lockheed U-2 reconnaissance plane takes off for reconnaissance over the Soviet Union. Parts from downed U-2 plane, including pilot's uniform, on display in the Soviet Union. Pilot Francis Gary Powers tried in Moscow. Power's family during the trial in court. Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev speaks about the incident at the Paris Summit. The historic UN session on September 23, 1960 of the General Assembly in New York. Nikita Khrushchev targets British Prime Minister Harold MacMillan at the meeting. In the UN chamber, Khrushchev pounds his fists on his desk along with the entire Soviet delegation. General Secretary Dag Hammarskjöld defies Khrushchev's threats.
Leaders of various organizations meet during the UN General Assembly meeting in New York. Leaders of Non-Aligned Movement Colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt, Marshal Josip Broz Tito of Yugoslavia, and Jawaharlal Nehru of India during a meeting. Communist leaders Nikita Khrushchev and Fidel Castro meet personally in New York City. View of Castro and Khrushchev in front of Hotel Theresa in Harlem, New York City. Fidel Castro walks arm-in-arm with his supporters, including Che Guevara, on the roads of Havana Cuba. Narrator notes about Castro's seizure of all United States owned property in Cuba. A Cuban worker uses hammer and chisel to remove name on the U.S. owned Cuban Telephone Company building from exterior doorway of building in Havana, Cuba.
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