The River Rouge Plant in Dearborn, Michigan. Aerial views of the River Rouge Plant. A pile of new rubber tires. Brazilian workers assemble cars. Wheels with rubber tires move on conveyor belts. A display of several small automobile rubber parts and sheets. A map of Brazil shows Boa Vista and Belem. Pointer shows area of Brazil where Fordlandia rubber plantation is located. Goods being loaded on a freighter at a dockyard. Boxes being lowered into the hold of the freighter.
The life and career of U.S. Army General Dwight D Eisenhower up to the time of his appointment as the Supreme Commander of the NATO ( North Atlantic Treaty Organization). General Eisenhower parades in triumph through London, England in a horse-drawn carriage. People gather in a large number on the streets to greet the General. He is eulogized by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Churchill addresses the crowd and talks about Eisenhower. He pays tribute to the soldiers who died fighting for their countries and places a wreath on a memorial. The General is welcomed with a ticket tape parade in New York city. Scene from 1947 of General Salih Omurtak from Turkey, descending from an airplane and greeting President Eisenhower to thank him for assistance. Eisenhower is seen waving to people of Brazil in a parade in Brazil during a visit.
A film about missile launches in the United States. The American flag at half mast. Troops assembled on a ramp and Brigadier General Harry J. Sands Jr. Vice Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center (AFMTC) speaks at the memorial services for the late U.S. President John F. Kennedy on 25th November, 1963. The night launch of an Interplanetary Monitoring Platform (IMP) satellite, test no. 6900, using a Delta launch vehicle on 27th November, 1963. The launch of a Centaur II, test no. 5175 on 27th November, 1963. A map of Cape with new name Cape Kennedy.
Flood in North eastern Brazil. Rain brings heavy flood damage. A huge earth dam gives way, flooding a rich 140 mile valley. Waterways through the valley. Buildings submerged in water.
Former Secretary of Navy William Franklin Knox in a jeep arrives at Ibura field, Brazil. Knox, Admiral J H Ingram and Cinclantflt move past the Ibura field. A Navy band lined up on road side plays. Knox, Ingram and other officers on board United States Navy ship Omaha. Knox addresses the marines. Knox in a jeep reviews the marines. He speaks to the marines from the jeep. Knox and two Brazilian officers salute while rendered honors. Knox surrounded by officers and civilians as he speaks to them. Knox boards a R5D plane as a band plays.
Former Secretary of Navy William Franklin Knox addresses American marines on board United States Navy ship Omaha in Brazil. Marines outside a building with 'Atlanta' written on it. Knox at a desk in an office. He speaks to the marines from a jeep at Ibura field with a plane in the background. Knox meets some civilians. Navy band lines up as Knox speaks to the officers and civilians. He boards R5D plane.