Franklin D. Roosevelt in whistle stop campaign for President in 1932. He speaks from rear platform of a rail car, to a crowd of spectators. A bouquet of flowers is handed up from the crowd to Eleanor Roosevelt standing on the train platform. Cheering crowds seen from the moving train, including some sitting on the roof of the train station. FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt each acknowledging recognition from supporters.
U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs the Housing Act in Washington D.C., United States. Truman seated at a desk. Officials including members of the Housing Administration stand in the background. The president signs the American Housing Act of 1949, which expanded the federal role in mortgage insurance and creation of public housing. A close up of the members and Truman signing the act. The act and a pen on the desk. Truman seated at the deck holding a pen.
Reverend Timothy Edwards visits a church on his 100th birthday in Washington D.C., United States. Timothy Edwards gets off from a car in front of the church. People greet him. Edwards climb up stairs of the church. He is helped by his son and grand son.
Scenes on flight deck of the USS Midway (CVA-41) during evacuation of Americans and South Vietnamese escaping the country during fall of Saigon, at the conclusion of the Vietnam War. A South Vietnamese VNAF Ch-47 Chinook helicopter is seen being moved by a tug boat. Republic of Vietnam flag and letters "GNP" painted on its fuselage. VNAF UH-1D/H Huey helicopters are being moved as close together as possible to make room on the deck. Aerial view of the helicopters parked on the deck.
Film opens showing a U.S. Army soldier of the 3rd Infantry Regiment (the old Guard) leading a riderless horse along an avenue in Washington, DC, during the funeral of Dwight D. Eisenhower. Crowds line the sidewalks. Closeup of people watching from the sidelines. Members of the Old Guard, escorting a horse drawn Army caisson bearing the coffin of the former General and President. Voice of President Richard Nixon, is heard, delivering eulogy at the funeral, as the caisson is escorted toward the Capitol building. More closeups of people watching. The Caisson and escorts stop at the Capitol steps where members of the Old Guard form two lines defining a center path. Glimpse of military honor guard with the colors. An Army band assembled in the background. View from behind a group of U.S. Navy sailors standing near the casket. President Nixon with family and friends saluting. Pallbearers from all U.S. military services lower the casket from the caisson. Closeup of solemn observers at sidelines. The pallbearers slowly carry the casket toward the capitol steps, past President Nixon and his group, and begin to ascend the Capitol steps.
U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower visits U.S. General George S. Patton's American 3rd Army in Metz, France, during World War II. U.S. soldiers stand in formation. U.S. General Eisenhower reviews the soldiers. The soldiers on tanks advance. The troops fire mortars, bazookas, 155 mm artillery. Explosions in the city. A building burning. Smoke in the sky. A damaged building. A sign with Nazi German insignia. A tank rolls down a street.
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