Scenes of downtown Seattle, Washington. Pedestrians cross streets near Pike and 4th Ave. 1960s cars and vehicular traffic, including an orange 1966 Ford Mustang and a white Ford Thunderbird is seen. Pedestrians including office workers seen on sidewalks at street crossing. Buildings seen include the Equitable Building, Florsheim Shoes, Rivkins Jewelers, and Pay n Save. Elevated monorail train is seen near Pine Street.
A police car (1966 Ford Galaxie) driving down a city street, likely in Washington D.C. Police officer in silhouette talking on car radio. Police car turns on lights and siren while traveling on city street. Police car pulling up to robbery scene just as robber exits holding a hand gun. Policeman exiting Metropolitan Police car with gun in hand. Policeman protects girl from bullets as robber fires gun.. A gunfight between a policeman and a robber. Robber collapses after being shot. Policeman, shot by robber, falls dead beside the little girl. Close up of hand gun in policeman’s hand.
A 1966 Ford Galaxie police car driving on U-Street in Washington, D.C. Police officer in passenger seat waves and honks to African American police officer as he passes Ben's Chili Bowl (1213 U St NW, Washington, D.C. 20009). Metropolitan police car turns onto street after passing Chin's Hand Laundry in the U and H Street area of Washington, D.C. African American teenagers sitting on stoop of building watch as police car pulls up in front of them. Close up of African American teenager as he thinks, "he better not start calling me boy." White police officer passes African American teenagers, saying “hi” to them, they say hello back. White police officer making a call from a call box outside Chin's Hand Laundry in the U Street area of Washington, D.C. as African American teenagers look on. Police officer directing a motorist. Police officer on phone. A policeman driving a motorcycle through the urban streets of Washington DC.
A United States African-American soldier of the 1st Brigade, 7th Cavalry gestures to the Vietnamese farmers and their children to get out of their hut in Que Son Valley during the Vietnam War as part of Operation Wallowa. A white soldier directs the Vietnamese villagers away from their hut. The Vietnamese stand behind bushes with other villagers one by one. Vietnamese woman holds her infant son. The infant son’s hair is shaved except for a small spot of hair near the forehead, in Da A Fu or "A Fu" Chinese style.
Opening scene shows a U.S. Information Agency (USIA) secretary provides a couple in Germany with information about American schools. Views of students in Saigon, South Vietnam, attending USIA English language classes. View of London, England, showing the Art Deco BBC Broadcasting House at Portland Place (Portland Pl, London W1A 1AA, UK) and All Souls Church, Langham Place (All Souls C of E Church, 2 All Souls' Pl, London W1B 3DA, UK). A man is seen delivering a can, containing the USIA monthly film documentary, to the BBC. View of Broadcasting House of BBC in Marylebone, England. In Iran, a Douglas DC-4 passenger plane takes off, carrying newspaper reporters and Iranian officials to look over an American technical assistance project which is seen from the air. In Tokyo, Japan, a man working in a private publishing company begins translating an American book. The book is open on his desk and contains an illustration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. A page of the book, written in Japanese, is shown being reproduced on a type of mimeograph machine.
Flood relief operations being carried on in Vietnam. Vietnam air Force C-47 aircraft flies low as it approaches the landing strip at Rach Gia airport. Plane lands and taxis along the strip. Other planes parked at the airport. Aerial views of flooded villages in Mekong Delta area in Vietnam. Houses surrounded by water, fields filled with flood waters along river channel. Houses submerged in water, palm trees. Flooded areas. (Vietnam War period).