Cuban President and revolutionary leader Fidel Castro arrives and waves to the crowd in Washington DC, United States. Acting Secretary of State Christian Archibald Herter at a press conference with Castro. Fidel Castro was a guest at a luncheon given in honor at the Statler-Hilton Hotel (Capital Hilton 1001 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20036, United States) in Washington DC by Herter. Photographers taking pictures. Herter and Castro talk and Herter replies to questions. Cuban women march with rifles in Havana, Cuba. A child holding her mother’s hand. Soldier in formation with rifles and flags in the background. Three men stand on top of the entrance of the Prison Militar (Military Prison) with rifles. Cuban prisoners inside the military prison.
Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) officers present medal to Cuban soldiers in Cuba. A man takes pictures with a camera. Cuban soldier embraces the PLA official. Men shake hands. Cuban revolutionary soldiers at a camp talk, they have rifles with them. A straw hut behind them. One man with beard smokes cigar and handles rifle. Men march with Instituto Nacional de Reforma Agraria (INRA) banners calling for agrarian reform. Men march and wave knives. Oxes pull a wagon of prisoners. Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro sits in an ornate wooden chair in a room with various marble busts. Cuban revolutionary Captain Antonio Núñez Jiménez speaks at a microphone there with Castro seen on his left. Next scene shows Captain Antonio Núñez Jiménez meeting Russian Prime Minister Nikita S. Khrushchev (location not confirmed). The two men shake hands and other officials accompany them.
Scene of boats at a coastal area in Cuba. Aerial view of shore. Guerrillas coming to shore area. A guerrilla wears hat. Guerrillas doing some activities and gather near a hut. A guerrilla loads a box on a boat. A ship going into the river.
Cuban people extinguish fire during Bay of Pigs invasion in Cuba. Scene of a building. Helicopters on a ship. Soldiers stand on field. Guerrillas in trucks with children. Fidel Castro waves. Raul Castro and Che Guevara also seen. A military post. Cuban tanks on street. Helicopter flies overhead.
President John F Kennedy addresses the people of United States about recent events in Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Cameras and press in front of Kennedy in the White House. President Kennedy sits at table with flags in the background. Kennedy tells about the news of Soviet nuclear weapons being stockpiled by the Cuban Government. The U.S. government has evaluated the threat and now Kennedy gives details about both medium and intermediate range ballistic missiles seen in Cuba. Kennedy lists some areas within America that are in range of Cuban missiles He also notes that the Cubans are preparing jet bombers. Kennedy makes note of a 1947 pact with the Soviets, and notes also some personal talks with the Soviets in September. He notes his talks with Russian Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko as well. He states that use of nuclear weapons is a threat to peace. He notes that the U.S. has no desire to dominate any country but declares Cubans action to be provocative.
Fidel Castro visits New York City, April 15, 1959, and gives a speech to large crowd in New York's Central Park. Back in Cuba, revolutionaries show officials and members of the press, a prison cell and injuries suffered by a former prisoner. They display instruments of torture used by the Batista regime. Colonel Cornelio Rojas, Chief of Police in Santa Clara, is seen in jail cell. He is walked under guard by revolutionaries and stands against a wall before a firing squad who execute him on orders of Ernesto "Che" Guevara. Revolutionaries bringing charges against Batista officials. People testify against them. Accused Lieutenant Enrique Despaigne Noret appears before a judgment panel. He is later seen, handcuffed, stepping from a vehicle at San Juan Hill,Santiago de Cuba, January 12, 1959. He stands before a firing squad and is allowed to write something on a paper. He is then shot and falls into a ditch or grave behind him.