Opening scene shows U.S. President Ronald Reagan holding a little girl, and then standing with officials and Secret Service agents, as he prepares to enter a car. Closeup of him smiling. Closeup of President Reagan signing his autograph for spectators in a crowd. Next, Reagan and his wife Nancy are seen on November 4, 1980 waving to supporters at the Century Plaza Hotel, celebrating his election victory as the 40th U.S. President. The President elect says a few words of thanks to them. Views of the crowd cheering. Adopted son, Michael Reagan holds his son Cameron as he and his wife, Colleen Reagan, join Ronald and Nancy Reagan on the stage, followed by daughter Patricia Reagan and son Ron Reagan. The crowd cheers the President elect and his family. At this point the film begins showing images about Ronald Regan's life, starting with baby pictures; his parents; Tampico, Illinois, where he was born; Dixon, where he is seen in a school picture and with boyhood friends. A photograph of "Dutch" Reagan President of his High School Class. Reagan in photo with other members of the Eureka College football team, in Eureka, Illinois. The seal of the college. Pictures of Reagan with college classmates and teammates. Reagan posing in bathing suit when he was swimming team coach. Young Reagan, after graduation, as a sports announcer, sitting at a microphone labeled: "WHO" in Davenport, Iowa. The broadcasting tower of that radio station. A Track and field event taking place. Reagan posing with a pipe in his mouth, at the WHO radio station in Des Moines, Iowa. A baseball game in progress before a full stadium of spectators. In 1937, a Chicago baseball team is seen boarding a ship to a Spring training camp in California. (Narrator states Reagan accompanied them.) Aerial view of buildings at the First National Studios (home of Warner Brothers) in Hollywood. Ronald and Nancy Reagan, circa 1952, being applauded at a gathering when he was President of the Screen Actors Guild. Views of Reagan in U.S. Army uniform. A U.S. Army C-47 aircraft taking off from a field under attack, with fires burning and smoke rising (possibly during Japanese December 7, 1941 attack on installations in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii). U.S. Airmen standing on a ramp next to a Douglas C-47B-1-DL transport aircraft (tail number: 43-16145). What appears to be a ViP version of a B-50 aircraft parked on a ramp with an honor guard at the stairway. Ronald Reagan, in uniform, signing up for active duty. Later, Captain Reagan, U.S. Army Air Forces, is seen with other uniformed men at a gathering in Warner Brothers studios. The entrance of Paramount Pictures studios in Hollywood. A large group of studio employees walking between buildings. Reagan speaking, as President, of the Screen Actors Guild, at an outdoor gathering. Actor Robert Young and film industry executives stand nearby. Reagan, as Chairman of the Motion Picture Industry Council, addresses a dinner gathering of that organization. He is also seen testifying before he House Committee on Un-American activities Committee (HUAC) on October 23, 1947.
Closeup of Ronald Reagan taking oath of office as Governor of California. His wife, Nancy Reagan, standing at his side. Views of Governor Reagan signing a document, and conversing with members of his staff. Reagan is seen addressing an audience from a stage; mingling with State legislators; speaking before an informal gathering of his backers. Reagan mingling with people at a political convention, and congratulating Richard Nixon when he became the Republican nominee for President. Next Gerald Ford is seen taking the oath of office as President in the wake of Nixon's resignation. President Ford and challenger Ronald Reagan on the occasion of their debate. People congratulating Jimmy Carter on his election as President. Carter and his wife, Rosalynn. Ronald Reagan speaking to members of a South Carolina Kiwanis Club. Reagan campaigning for President in 1980. Reagan being celebrated as the Republican candidate for President at the party's national convention in Detroit. He standing with his choice for Vice Presidential candidate, George Bush. Reagan makes a brief statement and the convention celebrates with balloons dropping from the ceiling, among other things. Closeup of Candidate Reagan and his wife, Nancy, at the podium, waving. Glimpses of Reagan during his campaign. Carter and Reagan in a nationally televised debate a few days before the election. Newly elected President Reagan with outgoing President Carter at the White House to arrange an orderly transfer of power.
The third Selma to Montgomery march during the American Civil Rights Movement. A huge crowd marches on a road. African American men, women and children among the marchers. The crowd marches holding banners and the American flag. The Selma to Montgomery marchers demand voting rights for African Americans. From Selma is written at the back of a marcher's shirt. A poster reads NAACP ( National Association for the Advancement of Colored People). The marchers enter the city of Montgomery, Alabama's capital, and proceed to the State Capitol building.
Demonstrations of a huge parachute helping a disabled plane to land. A group of airmen turn an aircraft. Pilot Walker taxis the aircraft on a runway. A parachute opens up and the aircraft descends smoothly on the ground without any damage. Pilot Walker walks out and shakes hands with an official.
People march in support of integrated schools in the United States during the Civil Rights movement. African American and white men and women walk on street with banners in hand. Banners read 'Integrated Education is Quality Education', 'Integration means better school' and "Jim Crow can't teach Democracy".
Jim Crow (Racial discrimination) laws and practices in the United States during period of civil rights demonstrations. African American man, operating a shoe shine stand on a city street, polishes shoes of a white patron.Several "white Only" signs seen in restaurant windows. African American man speaks over phone seeking support for William A. Roberts, African American running for State Senator. Poster of candidate, William A. Roberts, on the wall. A white girl sits next to an African American girl in a high school class.
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