U.S. air raids on the Palau Islands in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. United States Army Air Force B-24 Liberator formations of 31st Squadron, 5th Bomb Group en route to Koror. Explosions and smoke rises from bomb hits. The bombers leave the target area. Interior of an aircraft. Waist gunners are firing. A ball turret gunner at station.
Assassination of United States President John Fitzgerald Kennedy in Dallas, Texas. Brief shot of Air Force One aircraft on runway before taking off from Love Field in Dallas Texas, carrying the body of the President to Washington DC. Still image of Lyndon Baines Johnson taking the oath of office en route back to Washington, as he becomes the new President of the United States. Air Force One taking off from Love Field in Dallas. View of Air Force One parked at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. Pallbearers and other attendants take out the casket from the airplane and place it in a hearse. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy follows, holding the hand of Robert Kennedy, and they are assisted down from the lift to the ground. Mrs. Kennedy moves up to enter the hearse carrying the President's body. Brief view of mourners and people gathered behind fences at the airport. President Johnson and his wife debark from Air Force One. The President addresses the people through a microphone. He speaks about the sudden death of former President Kennedy and states that he will do his best for the country. Exterior of the White House at night. President Johnson and his wife debark from a helicopter at the White House. People gather near the White House to greet the new President. View through a White House window of President Johnson and advisors meeting that night.
Dwight D. Eisenhower is declared as the 34th President of the United States. Exterior of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington DC. Cars drive past on the street in front of the building. People crowd on the streets. Exterior of the White House. Eisenhower comes out of the building and photographers click his pictures. He meets officials. Eisenhower seated in a car en route to the Capitol. His motorcade drives past on the roads. People standing on either sides of the roads greet the President. Eisenhower along with other dignitaries and officials on a platform. People cheer and applaud. Eisenhower takes the oath as the President. He addresses the crowd. He warns aggressors and talks about the proficiency in defense of the country.
German ground offensive in Greece and Southern Yugoslavia during World War II. Soldiers stand near artillery. Artillery lined up on a field. A column of German soldiers moves through Southern Yugoslavia en route to Greece. Soldiers aboard tanks passing through the streets. A bridge is set on fire by them. Serbian prisoners of war are taken.
The activities of the U.S. 287th Military Police Company in Berlin, Germany. The patrol leaves the stable area and en route along the border area. The patrol at check point with a warning sign in the background: 'You are leaving the American sector'. The patrol rides away. A post across the border in the Russian sector from the check point denoting Communist propaganda. A man and a woman talk.
Japanese Emperor Hirohito, riding a white horse, leads a procession of officers on a visit to Japanese troops engaged in training. They turn at a Torii (ceremonial gate). Troops are seen in formation and marching in precise formation. Next the emperor is seen wearing a white hat with a white plume, as he reviews a unit of mounted cavalry. Japanese soldiers take Calisthenics en masse in an open training ground. Closeup of Emperor Hirohito riding with an accompanying officer.Various views of the Emperor, one wearing a cloak. He speaks to assembled soldiers. Again, he is seen astride the white horse, wearing the ceremonial hat with white plume. He is followed by two officers, one of whom also wears a cap with white plume. The emperor walking to a podium followed by officers. He salutes and begins to speak. Profile of the Emperor speaking. A Shinto gate (Torii) is seen as the film concludes.
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