Film showing students at the University of California, Berkeley, principally in 1980. It also shows glimpses of Vietnam war era background events. Opening shows students on a college campus. Two of them sit and converse. Scene shifts to National Guard troops and police near the University of California campus, in May, 1969, when Governor Ronald Reagan declared a state of emergency and sent 2,200 National Guard troops into Berkeley, California. Next, students are seen handing out voting information from booths on the Berkeley campus during the 1980 U.S. Presidential elections. Students massed on campus and some having lively conversations with others. The entrance gates to the campus are seen in the background. Students moving about on the campus and some seated at outdoor tables having snacks and conversing. A student being interviewed who speaks about employment. Complete shift of scene to American soldiers jumping from a UH-1 Huey helicopter in Vietnam. President Richard Nixon waving enthusiastically in front of the Presidential helicopter. President Lyndon Johnson glad-handing spectators as he walks along the streets of a city. Glimpse of American hostages being taken from the embassy in Tehran, Iran, November 4, 1979 during Iran hostage crisis. U.S soldiers firing a howitzer field piece in Vietnam. Returning American hostages leaving an U.S.Air Force transport plane. A woman student being interviewed at Berkeley campus about the 1980 Presidential race between Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan. Students seated on a long bench in a room where a picture of motion picture star, John Wayne, is displayed on a wall. A male student says Ronald Reagan has brought a new spirit into everybody in America. A Berkeley political science professor comments on the new voters. Students speaking positively about President Reagan. More views of students and voting information on campus. (Note: film is silent except for occasional interviews.)
A football match between the California Golden Bears and the University of Southern California Trojans in Berkeley, California. People gather in a stadium to watch the match. The match in progress. People cheering for the teams. The California Golden Bears win the match 21-7.
Facilities in International House at University of California, Berkeley. Students relax in a room. A lady goes through a book in a private room. Men and women dine at a restaurant. Man at a shop look for things to buy. A nurse treats a boy. Students at a library. Group of students chat. A woman at piano. Students in residence hall areas and common areas at Berkeley. Students of different nationalities gather as a chorus in a large auditorium room. Students on the tennis court. A South American student ties a turban. Foreign students hold a dance in their native costumes.
Hiller's coaxial bladed helicopter is demonstrated and helicopter delivers cigarettes to veterans in the U.S. Berkeley, California: "Hiller Copter" on ground. It is coaxial bladed helicopter, a ship which has rigid blades and no tail rotor. Stanley Hiller, 19 year old inventor demonstrates his coaxial bladed helicopter at University of California at Berkeley football stadium. Next scene is Boston, Massachusetts: Filene's Department stores deliver cartons of cigarettes to patients at the Veteran's Hospital with an ultra modern helicopter. The Helicopter takes off and lands at Veteran's Hospital in West Roxbury. Cigarettes are distributed to veterans.
A film titled 'Police begin anti-faulty-brake drive! Drastic campaign against lax motorists brings quick results' Police conducts a free anti faulty brake test in Berkeley in California. A cop checks car's wheels. Driver takes the car to country side and it is thrown from a cliff into water.
Foreign students at the International House of the University of California, Berkeley. A student plays a guitar, strolling to various tables in a courtyard dining area of the International House. A student reads a book by the tree in a garden. A female student joins him. Students converse with each other. They leave, holding each others hand.
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