Story Camp Hanford during the Manhattan Project in World War II. Scenes of Dr. Glenn Seaborg and colleagues: Arthur Wall, Edward McMillan, and Emilio Segre, who generated and isolated Plutonium at University of California in 1941 A sign on a container reads 'First Pure 94 (239) isolated from chain reaction source'. A model of the atomic pile under the stadium at the University of Chicago, where Enrico Fermi, an Italian physicist, demonstrated controlled nuclear fission, on December 2, 1942. A map shows various sites chosen for Manhattan Engineer's District. Views of desert in Southeast Washington State. The Columbia River, for cooling. Electrical towers for power supply. An aerial view of project buildings in Hanford. Construction workers selected for the project in Hanford. Construction sites. Trailer houses for the workers. An aerial view of the plant ready for operation. Inserted view of Camp Hanford abandoned, in later years.
Little League Baseball Series in Williamsport Pennsylvania. Crowd in the stand cheers. Season's round-robin finale in progress. The Monterrey Mexico team wins over the La Mesa California team as Monterrey pitcher Angel Macias has a good game.
During the 1968 Richard Nixon-Spiro Agnew election campaign for the Presidency in United States. Governor of California Ronald Reagan talks to an interviewer about Richard Nixon. They sit in an office. Reagan favors Richard Nixon for the Presidential election. Ronald Reagan states that people should not waste a vote by voting for a 3rd party or splinter party candidate, but that they should vote for the Republican Party candidate Richard Nixon in the U.S. Presidential elections. Reagain states that the Republican Party "is where the action is."
U.S. President Richard M. Nixon after being elected President of the United States. Assistant John D. Erlichman sitting in his office talks about Nixon. Nixon's childhood in a poor farmers' family in California. Childhood photographs of Richard Nixon. His mother and father with young Richard. Richard Nixon in group photos in a sports field and with his classmates of the law school. From a pro-Nixon "documentary" called "Portrait of a President" about President Richard Nixon. Released during his 1972 reelection campaign.
John D. Erlichman talks about a Nixon's childhood in a poor farmers' family in California. Childhood photographs of Richard Nixon. His mother and father with young Richard. Richard Nixon in group photos in sports field and with classmates of the law school.
U.S. Senator from California William F. Knowland speaks in Washington DC, United States. Senator Knowland highlights the achievements of the ongoing session of Congress which is about to adjourn. He praises the legislative body's record of accomplishments.
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